CVE-2025-20711 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the WLAN AP driver of MediaTek and OpenWrt products. This flaw, stemming from an incorrect bounds check, allows for remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.