7.8

CVE-2025-20716: mediatek, inc. mt6890, mt7615, mt7622, mt7663, mt7915, mt7916, mt7981, mt7986 Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 14-10-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20716 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mt6890, mt7615, mt7622, mt7663, mt7915, mt7916, mt7981, mt7986. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect 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: WCNCR00421149; Issue ID: MSV-3728.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mediatek1 product
Mediatek, inc.1 product
Openwrt1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

1 links