7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-20725
Huawei IMS Out-of-Bounds Write Remote Privilege Escalation
Description

In ims service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, 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: MOLY01671924; Issue ID: MSV-4620.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2025, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 5, 2025, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-20725 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediatek nr15
2 Mediatek nr16
3 Mediatek lr12a
4 Mediatek mt2735
5 Mediatek mt6833
6 Mediatek mt6833p
7 Mediatek mt6853
8 Mediatek mt6853t
9 Mediatek mt6855
10 Mediatek mt6873
11 Mediatek mt6875
12 Mediatek mt6877
13 Mediatek mt6877t
14 Mediatek mt6879
15 Mediatek mt6880
16 Mediatek mt6883
17 Mediatek mt6885
18 Mediatek mt6886
19 Mediatek mt6889
20 Mediatek mt6890
21 Mediatek mt6891
22 Mediatek mt6893
23 Mediatek mt6895
24 Mediatek mt6896
25 Mediatek mt6980
26 Mediatek mt6980d
27 Mediatek mt6983t
28 Mediatek mt6985
29 Mediatek mt6985t
30 Mediatek mt6989
31 Mediatek mt6990
32 Mediatek mt6875t
33 Mediatek mt8675
34 Mediatek mt8791
35 Mediatek mt8791t
36 Mediatek mt8797
37 Mediatek mt6739
38 Mediatek mt6761
39 Mediatek mt6762
40 Mediatek mt6763
41 Mediatek mt6765
42 Mediatek mt6768
43 Mediatek mt6769
44 Mediatek mt6983
45 Mediatek mt8667
46 Mediatek mt8673
47 Mediatek mt8765
48 Mediatek mt8766
49 Mediatek mt8768
50 Mediatek mt8786
51 Mediatek mt8788
52 Mediatek mt8798
53 Mediatek mt6771
54 Mediatek mt8666
55 Mediatek mt6767
56 Mediatek mt6769t
57 Mediatek mt6769z
58 Mediatek mt6762d
59 Mediatek mt6762m
60 Mediatek mt6765t
61 Mediatek mt8893
62 Mediatek mt6855t
63 Mediatek mt8771
64 Mediatek mt8795t
65 Mediatek mt2737
66 Mediatek mt6895tt
67 Mediatek mt6989t
68 Mediatek mt8766r
69 Mediatek mt8788e
70 Mediatek mt6769k
71 Mediatek mt6769s
72 Mediatek mt6877tt
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Address out-of-bounds write vulnerability by applying the provided patch.
  • Apply the patch to fix the vulnerability.
  • Validate the patch installation.
  • Monitor for any related security events.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-20725.

URL Resource
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2025 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-20725 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:lr12a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:nr15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:nr16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6768:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6767:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6761:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6739:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6762:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6762d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6762m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6763:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6765:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6765t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6771:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6833:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6873:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2735:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6875:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6875t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6879:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6880:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6883:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6885:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6889:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6890:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6891:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6893:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8666:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8667:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8675:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8765:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8766:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8768:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8771:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8786:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8788:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8791:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8797:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2737:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6769s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6833p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877tt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6886:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6895:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6895tt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6896:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6980d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6985:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6985t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6990:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8673:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8766r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8788e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8791t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8795t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8798:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8893:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MediaTek, Inc.: https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2025 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In ims service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, 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: MOLY01671924; Issue ID: MSV-4620.
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Reference https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2025
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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