CVE-2025-20666 Denial of service in MT2735, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798
A remote attacker can cause a system crash in MediaTek modem firmware by connecting a device to a rogue base station, requiring no user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-20666?
CVE-2025-20666 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mediatek Nr15, published on 5 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to an uncaught exception. 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: MOLY00650610; Issue ID: MSV-2933.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediatek Nr15.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20666?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-20666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediatek Nr15
- CVE-2024-20082 Memory corruption in MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990
- CVE-2025-20708 Memory corruption in MT2735, MT2737, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6878, MT6878M, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8675, MT8676, MT8678, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893
- CVE-2024-20094 Denial of service in MT2735, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797
- CVE-2024-20003 Denial of service in MT2735, MT6297, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797
- CVE-2024-20004 Denial of service in MT2735, MT6297, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797
Sources
Also known as A-400286977, ASB-A-400286977, GHSA-276x-wf53-35pw, MOLY00650610.