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CVE-2025-20753VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-20753: MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797 · Uncaught Exception

Affects MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-20753, European organizations should prioritize applying the vendor-provided patch MOLY01689252 to all affected MediaTek modem firmware versions (NR15, NR16). Device manufacturers and service providers should coordinate firmware updates and ensure timely deployment to end-user devices. Network operators should implement detection and mitigation strategies against rogue base stations, including monitoring for unauthorized base station signals and employing network anomaly detection tools. Enterprises should consider network segmentation and fallback communication methods to maintain availability during potential DoS events. Security teams should educate users about the risks of connecting to unknown cellular networks and encourage the use of trusted networks only. Additionally, device manufacturers should review exception handling in modem firmware to prevent similar uncaught exceptions. Continuous monitoring of threat intelligence feeds for emerging exploits targeting this vulnerability is recommended to respond promptly to any active attacks.

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: MOLY01689252; Issue ID: MSV-4841.

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