CVE-2025-20762
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2025-20762, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-01-06

Last updated on: 2026-02-17

Assigner: MediaTek, Inc.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01685181; Issue ID: MSV-4760.

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Published
2026-01-06
Last Modified
2026-02-17
Generated
2026-07-07
AI Q&A
2026-01-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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EUVD

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 16 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
mediatek nr17 *
mediatek mt6835 *
mediatek mt6835t *
mediatek mt6878 *
mediatek mt6878m *
mediatek mt6897 *
mediatek mt6899 *
mediatek mt6991 *
mediatek mt8676 *
mediatek mt8678 *
mediatek mt8755 *
mediatek mt8792 *
mediatek mt8793 *
mediatek mt8863 *
mediatek mt8873 *
mediatek mt8883 *

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Exploitability

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CWE-617 The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs in the modem due to incorrect error handling, which can cause the system to crash. It can be exploited remotely if a user equipment (UE) connects to a rogue base station controlled by an attacker. No user interaction or additional execution privileges are required for exploitation.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the patch identified as MOLY01685181 provided by the vendor to fix the issue. Avoid connecting to untrusted or rogue base stations to reduce the risk of exploitation until the patch is applied.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to a remote denial of service (DoS) condition, causing the affected modem system to crash and potentially disrupting normal device operations.

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