What is CVE-2025-20749?

CVE-2025-20749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-11-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-20749?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2025-20749

In charger, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploita…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 14.0, 15.0, 16.0
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Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@mediatek.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20749?: CVE-2025-20749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-11-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-20749?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.