CVE-2023-20623

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:30 AM UTC
37 products affected across 3 vendorsAndroidYoctoMT6885

Using MT6580, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6753, MT6757, MT6757C, MT6757CD, MT6757CH, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8173, MT8532, MT8666, MT8667, MT8788 by MediaTek, Inc.?

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In ion, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07559778; Issue ID: ALPS07559778.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

mediatek-mt6580 (environment) · mediatek-mt6735 (environment) · mediatek-mt6737 (environment) · mediatek-mt6739 (environment) · mediatek-mt6753 (environment) · mediatek-mt6757 (environment) · mediatek-mt6757c (environment) · mediatek-mt6757cd (environment) · mediatek-mt6757ch (environment) · mediatek-mt6761 (environment) · mediatek-mt6762 (environment) · mediatek-mt6763 (environment) · mediatek-mt6765 (environment) · mediatek-mt6768 (environment) · mediatek-mt6769 (environment) · mediatek-mt6771 (environment) · mediatek-mt6779 (environment) · mediatek-mt6781 (environment) · mediatek-mt6785 (environment) · mediatek-mt6833 (environment) · mediatek-mt6853 (environment) · mediatek-mt6853t (environment) · mediatek-mt6873 (environment) · mediatek-mt6875 (environment) · mediatek-mt6877 (environment) · mediatek-mt6883 (environment) · mediatek-mt6885 (environment) · mediatek-mt6889 (environment) · mediatek-mt6891 (environment) · mediatek-mt6893 (environment) · mediatek-mt8173 (environment) · mediatek-mt8532 (environment) · mediatek-mt8666 (environment) · mediatek-mt8667 (environment) · mediatek-mt8788 (environment)
mediatek-mt6580 (environment) · mediatek-mt6735 (environment) · mediatek-mt6737 (environment) · mediatek-mt6739 (environment) · mediatek-mt6753 (environment) · mediatek-mt6757 (environment) · mediatek-mt6757c (environment) · mediatek-mt6757cd (environment) · mediatek-mt6757ch (environment) · mediatek-mt6761 (environment) · mediatek-mt6762 (environment) · mediatek-mt6763 (environment) · mediatek-mt6765 (environment) · mediatek-mt6768 (environment) · mediatek-mt6769 (environment) · mediatek-mt6771 (environment) · mediatek-mt6779 (environment) · mediatek-mt6781 (environment) · mediatek-mt6785 (environment) · mediatek-mt6833 (environment) · mediatek-mt6853 (environment) · mediatek-mt6853t (environment) · mediatek-mt6873 (environment) · mediatek-mt6875 (environment) · mediatek-mt6877 (environment) · mediatek-mt6883 (environment) · mediatek-mt6885 (environment) · mediatek-mt6889 (environment) · mediatek-mt6891 (environment) · mediatek-mt6893 (environment) · mediatek-mt8173 (environment) · mediatek-mt8532 (environment) · mediatek-mt8666 (environment) · mediatek-mt8667 (environment) · mediatek-mt8788 (environment)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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