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CVE-2025-20798(google / android)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In battery, 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: ALPS10315812; Issue ID: MSV-5533.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • android
  • mt2718
  • mt6765
  • mt6768

Affected systems

Vendors
googlemediatek
Products
androidmt2718mt6765mt6768mt6781mt6833mt6835mt6853mt6855mt6877

4 versions affected across 35 products

Deep dive

Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab

    🚨 CVE-2025-20798 | CVSS 7.8 HIGH Out-of-bounds write in battery component enables local privilege escalation to System level. No user interaction required. Patch available (ALPS10315812). #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/BxTGSewJFF

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CPE platform detail37 entries

37 of 37 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSgoogleandroid14.0--
OSgoogleandroid15.0--
OSgoogleandroid16.0--
HWmediatekmt2718---
HWmediatekmt6765---
HWmediatekmt6768---
HWmediatekmt6781---
HWmediatekmt6833---
HWmediatekmt6835---
HWmediatekmt6853---
HWmediatekmt6855---
HWmediatekmt6877---
HWmediatekmt6879---
HWmediatekmt6893---
HWmediatekmt6985---
HWmediatekmt6989---
HWmediatekmt6991---
HWmediatekmt8186---
HWmediatekmt8188---
HWmediatekmt8196---
HWmediatekmt8367---
HWmediatekmt8391---
HWmediatekmt8676---
HWmediatekmt8678---
HWmediatekmt8696---
HWmediatekmt8766---
HWmediatekmt8768---
HWmediatekmt8781---
HWmediatekmt8786---
HWmediatekmt8788e---
HWmediatekmt8791t---
HWmediatekmt8792---
HWmediatekmt8793---
HWmediatekmt8796---
HWmediatekmt8873---
HWmediatekmt8883---
HWmediatekmt8893---

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