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CVE-2025-20789VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-20789: MediaTek MT6781, MT6833, MT6853, MT6877, MT6893, MT8196 · Information Exposure Through Sent Data

Affects MediaTek MT6781, MT6833, MT6853, MT6877, MT6893, MT8196Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.07% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

1. Apply official patches from MediaTek or device manufacturers as soon as they become available to address the missing bounds check in the GPU pdma driver. 2. Restrict installation of untrusted or unknown applications on devices with affected chipsets to reduce the risk of malicious apps triggering the vulnerability. 3. Implement mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, including app vetting and user interaction controls. 4. Educate users about the risks of interacting with suspicious links or applications that could exploit this vulnerability. 5. Monitor device firmware and OS updates closely and prioritize updates for devices running Android 15.0 on affected MediaTek SoCs. 6. Consider network segmentation and data access controls to limit sensitive data exposure on mobile devices. 7. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting anomalous GPU or memory access patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts. 8. Regularly audit and review permissions and installed applications on corporate mobile devices to minimize attack surface.

Description

In GPU pdma, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10117741; Issue ID: MSV-4538.

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