Local Priv Esc via Permission Bypass in DA Component – Logic Error
CVE-2025-20658 Published on April 7, 2025
In DA, there is a possible permission bypass due to a logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09474894; Issue ID: MSV-2597.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-20658 is exploitable with physical access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2025-20658 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MT2718, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8196, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8781 Version Android 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 is affected by CVE-2025-20658Exploit Probability
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