CVE-2025-20749 Memory corruption in MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8169, MT8188, MT8195, MT8196, MT8781, MT8796

What is CVE-2025-20749?

CVE-2025-20749 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In charger, 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: ALPS09915493; Issue ID: MSV-3800.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20749?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20749 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-2025-20749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rc8c-8rr9-cjj8.