MediaTek MT8798 NR15 Base Station assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797 and MT8798 NR15. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Base Station Handler. The manipulation leads to assertion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-20666. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MediaTek MT2735, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797 and MT8798 NR15. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Base Station Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY00650610; Issue ID: MSV-2933.

It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20666 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch MOLY00650610 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

MediaTek

Name

Version

NR15

License

commercial

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: MOLY00650610

Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 🔍
05/05/2025 +184 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/17/2026 +288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-2933
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307379

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2025 06:48
Updated: 02/17/2026 18:26
Changes: 05/05/2025 06:48 (56), 05/05/2025 13:21 (1), 02/17/2026 18:26 (20)
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