CVE-2025-20730
Nov. 5, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
6.7
Medium
Description
In preloader, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an insecure default value. 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: ALPS10068463; Issue ID: MSV-4141.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linuxfoundation |
|
|
| Rdkcentral |
|
|
|
|
|
| Openwrt |
|
|
| Mediatek |
|
|
Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | linuxfoundation | yocto | 4.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | rdkcentral | rdk-b | 2024q1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | android | 13.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| o | android | 14.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| o | android | 15.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| o | android | 16.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| o | openwrt | openwrt | 21.02.0 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | openwrt | openwrt | 23.05.0 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt2737 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6739 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6761 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6765 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6768 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6781 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6789 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6833 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6835 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6853 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6855 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6877 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6878 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6879 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6883 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6885 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6886 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6889 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6893 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6895 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6897 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6899 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6983 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6985 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6989 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6990 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt6991 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt8188 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt8195 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt8676 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt8678 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| h | mediatek | mt8696 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: HIGH
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Nov. 4, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 5, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 5, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Status : Analyzed
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@mediatek.com
*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.