Vulnerability in Mediatek Software Development Kit (CVE-2025-20740)
Summary
Vulnerability in Mediatek Software Development Kit (CVE-2025-20740). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In wlan STA driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a race condition. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00435337; Issue ID: MSV-4036.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-20740 has been found in Mediatek Software Development Kit.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 4.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Mediatek Software Development Kit CVE-2025-20740" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-20740 (Mediatek Software Development Kit) — CWE-367 / CVSS v3 4.7
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-367) exists in Mediatek Software Development Kit.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Mediatek Software Development Kit.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.7/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Mediatek Software Development Kit を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch security@mediatek.com