CVE-2025-20668 Memory corruption in MT6878, MT6897, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT8775, MT8796
A missing bounds check in scp allows local privilege escalation from System to higher privileges on MediaTek SoCs.
- 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-2025-20668?
CVE-2025-20668 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, 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 scp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. 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: ALPS09625562; Issue ID: MSV-3027.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20668?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-20668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4px5-72vp-47g3.