CVE-2025-20799(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 c2ps, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. 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: ALPS10274607; Issue ID: MSV-5049.

1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

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
  • mt6899
  • mt6991
  • mt6993

Affected systems

Products
androidmt6899mt6991mt6993mt8793

3 versions affected across 5 products

Deep dive

Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab

    🚨 HIGH severity CVE-2025-20799 (CVSS 7.8) Use-after-free in c2ps component enables local privilege escalation to System. No user interaction required. Patch ID: ALPS10274607 #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/yVC69tJmpj

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CPE platform detail6 entries

6 of 6 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSgoogleandroid15.0--
OSgoogleandroid16.0--
HWmediatekmt6899---
HWmediatekmt6991---
HWmediatekmt6993---
HWmediatekmt8793---

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