CVE-2023-20725
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could...
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only); Issue ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only); Issue ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only).
- Record
CVE-2023-20725- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only); Issue ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only).
- Record
CVE-2023-20725- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-24904
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only); Issue ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only).
- Record
EUVD-2023-24904- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmp4-rcc6-4m97
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could...
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only); Issue ID: ALPS07734004 / ALPS07874358 (For MT6880, MT6890, MT6980, MT6990 only).
- Record
GHSA-qmp4-rcc6-4m97- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- google android
- mediatek, inc. mt6580, mt6739, mt6761, mt6765, mt6768, mt6779, mt6781, mt6785, mt6789, mt6833, mt6835, mt6853, mt6853t, mt6855, mt6873, mt6877, mt6879, mt6880, mt6883, mt6885, mt6886, mt6889, mt6890, mt6893, mt6895, mt6980, mt6983, mt6985, mt6990, mt8167, mt8175, mt8195, mt8365, mt8385, mt8673, mt8781, mt8788, mt8789
- openwrt
- rdkcentral rdk-b
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-20725 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published June 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.