CVE-2025-20671 Race condition in MT2718, MT6878, MT6897, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT8196, MT8391, MT8676, MT8678
A race condition in the thermal driver allows local privilege escalation to System level for attackers with existing System privileges.
- 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-2025-20671?
CVE-2025-20671 is a medium-severity 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 thermal, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. 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: ALPS09698599; Issue ID: MSV-3228.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20671?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20671?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20671 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccrm-5mxg-r6v5.