MediaTek MT7986 WLAN AP Driver heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in MediaTek MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981 and MT7986. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WLAN AP Driver. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-20731. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaTek MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981 and MT7986. This affects an unknown code of the component WLAN AP Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege (when OceReducedNeighborReport is disabled). User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00441511; Issue ID: MSV-4140.

The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-20731 since 11/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-37574). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 CVE reserved
11/04/2025 +368 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/26/2026 +114 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20731 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331041
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 07:50
Updated: 02/26/2026 23:32
Changes: 11/04/2025 07:50 (54), 11/04/2025 12:23 (1), 02/26/2026 23:32 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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