CVE-2025-20712 (GCVE-0-2025-20712)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-14 09:11 – Updated: 2025-10-15 03:56
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Summary
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00422323; Issue ID: MSV-3810.
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8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Product Version
MediaTek, Inc. MT6990, MT7990, MT7991, MT7992, MT7993 Affected: SDK release 8.3.1.1 and before / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990)
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