5.3

CVE-2025-20790: mediatek nr15 NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 02-12-2025Last modified 02-12-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-20790 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in mediatek nr15. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.40%
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. 02-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. 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: MOLY01677581; Issue ID: MSV-4701.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links