CVE-2025-20668

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2025 at 02:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:41 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidMT6989MT6897

Using MT6878, MT6897, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT8775, MT8796 by MediaTek, Inc.?

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In scp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing 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: ALPS09625562; Issue ID: MSV-3027.

Affected

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

mediatek-mt6878 (environment) · mediatek-mt6897 (environment) · mediatek-mt6899 (environment) · mediatek-mt6989 (environment) · mediatek-mt6991 (environment) · mediatek-mt8775 (environment) · mediatek-mt8796 (environment)
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Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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