CVE-2025-20738 (GCVE-0-2025-20738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-11-04 06:20
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
Summary
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. 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: WCNCR00435342; Issue ID: MSV-4039.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 Version: SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02
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