Security fix · CVE-2025-20731
In wlan AP driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check.
Published Nov 4, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986
Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20731. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium4.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.12%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02
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.
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- vendor MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02
How to fix CVE-2025-20731
Upgrade
CVE-2025-20731 lists a fix boundary at /. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07 · 1 other packages on the advisory
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20731. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 4, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20731
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-20731
30-day exploitation probability 0.12%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-37574
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
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
- EUVDOct 24, 2026