CVE-2025-20648 Information disclosure in MT2718, MT6879, MT6989, MT8196, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8673, MT8678

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in MediaTek firmware allows local attackers to read out-of-bounds memory, leading to information disclosure without user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-20648?

CVE-2025-20648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In apu, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09456673; Issue ID: MSV-2584.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20648?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-472p-7734-hxc8.

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