CVE-2023-20606 Information disclosure in MT6879, MT6895, MT6983

Medium 4.4 Published 6 Feb 2023 Updated 26 Mar 2025

A missing bounds check in MediaTek apusys allows local attackers with system privileges to read out-of-bounds memory, leading to information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-20606?

CVE-2023-20606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In apusys, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07571104; Issue ID: ALPS07571104.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-20606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66f3-5m77-hrqg.