In dpe, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10199779; Issue ID: MSV-4504.

cve CVE-2025-20803 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
In dpe, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10199779; Issue ID: MSV-4504. En dpe, existe una posible corrupción de memoria debido a un desbordamiento de entero. Esto podría conducir a una escalada local de privilegios si un actor malicioso ya ha obtenido el privilegio de Sistema. Se requiere interacción del usuario para su explotación. ID del parche: ALPS10199779; ID del problema: MSV-4504. the claim

What it is to other things

affectsgoogle/android
NVD
affectsmediatek/mt6899
NVD
affectsmediatek/mt6991
NVD
affectsmediatek/mt8793
NVD
made_bygoogle
NVD
made_bymediatek
NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

affectsmediatek_inc/mediatek_chipset
NVD says “MediaTek, Inc. · MediaTek chipset”
made_bymediatek_inc
NVD says “MediaTek, Inc.”

What each source says

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Last answered
2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
Original
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What the source handed over
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vulnerability

In dpe, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10199779; Issue ID: MSV-4504.
zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-01-06
cvss 6.7 product MediaTek chipset status Analyzed vendor MediaTek, Inc. source