CVE-2025-20730 (GCVE-0-2025-20730)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-11-04 06:19
Modified
2025-11-05 04:55
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication - Generic
Summary
In preloader, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10068463; Issue ID: MSV-4141.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT8188, MT8195, MT8676, MT8678, MT8696 Version: Android 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 / openWRT 21.02, 23.05 / Yocto 4.0 / RDK-B 24Q1
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