CVE-2025-20709 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the WLAN AP driver of MediaTek and OpenWrt products, stemming from an incorrect bounds check. This critical flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) due to its potential for remote (adjacent) escalation of privilege without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion remains minimal, its high severity and ease of exploitation warrant immediate patching (Patch ID: WCNCR00415809).
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.6.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediatek:software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.07.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openwrt:openwrt:19.07.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.02.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openwrt:openwrt:21.02.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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