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CVE-2025-20791VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-20791: MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797 · Reachable Assertion

Affects MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/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

European organizations should prioritize the following mitigations: 1) Coordinate with device manufacturers and mobile network operators to ensure timely deployment of the vendor patch MOLY01661189 on all affected devices and infrastructure. 2) Implement network monitoring to detect and alert on the presence of rogue base stations or anomalous cellular network behavior indicative of attack attempts. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce firmware updates and restrict connections to trusted cellular networks where feasible. 4) Educate security teams and users about the risks of connecting to untrusted cellular networks, especially in sensitive or high-risk environments. 5) Collaborate with telecom providers to enhance base station authentication and integrity checks to reduce the likelihood of rogue base station exploitation. 6) For critical infrastructure relying on cellular connectivity, consider redundant communication paths or fallback mechanisms to maintain availability during potential attacks. 7) Regularly review and update incident response plans to include scenarios involving cellular modem denial of service attacks.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to incorrect error handling. 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: MOLY01661189; Issue ID: MSV-4298.

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