Security fix · CVE-2025-20674
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check.
Published Jun 2, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993
Check this week
CVE-2025-20674 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 77.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 77.00%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990)
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00413202; Issue ID: MSV-3303.
Are you affected?
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- vendor MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990)SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990)
How to fix CVE-2025-20674
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-20674 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 77.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990) SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990). Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 77.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 2, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00413202; Issue ID: MSV-3303.
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00413202; Issue ID: MSV-3303.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20674
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16597
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00413202; Iss
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.