In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.

published 2023-06-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-24895

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 0%
public exploits: 0; none known

In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07796883; Issue ID: ALPS07796883.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2025-01-07)

Exploit prediction

0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

MediaTek, Inc. MT5221, MT6789, MT6855, MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT7663, MT7668, MT7902, MT7921, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8175, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8518, MT8532, MT8673, MT8695, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

corp.mediatek.com /product-security-bulletin/June-2023
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-20716
NVD CVE-2023-20716

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Summary