CVE-2025-20754 Denial of service in MT2735, MT2737, MT6813, 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, MT8755, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a system crash in MediaTek modem firmware via a rogue base station, requiring no user interaction or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-20754?

CVE-2025-20754 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mediatek Nr15, published on 2 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to an incorrect bounds check. 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: MOLY01689251; Issue ID: MSV-4840.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20754?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Mediatek Nr15, Mediatek Nr16, Mediatek Nr17, Mediatek Nr17r.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20754?

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-2025-20754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mediatek Nr15 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-445785196, ASB-A-445785196, GHSA-mr7r-m37j-hfqc, M-MOLY01689251.

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