CVE-2024-20017
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This...
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
- Record
CVE-2024-20017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2024-17732
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
- Record
EUVD-2024-17732- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr26-2mpm-7j4x
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This...
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
- Record
GHSA-qr26-2mpm-7j4x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
- Record
CVE-2024-20017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | mellow-hype/cve-2024-20017 | 2024-08-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-20017 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mediatek Mt6890, published March 4, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2024
blog.sonicwall.com/en-us/2024/09/critical-exploit-in-mediatek-wi-fi-chipsets-zero-click-vulnerability-cve-2024-20017-threatens-routers-and-smartphones
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41605680
blog.coffinsec.com/0day/2024/08/30/exploiting-CVE-2024-20017-four-different-ways.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20017
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr26-2mpm-7j4x