# CVE-2025-20762: In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to remote denial of…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-20762-in-modem-there-is-a-possible-system-crash-due-to-incorrect-error  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-20762 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-01-06

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01685181; Issue ID: MSV-4760.

Technologies: [MediaTek Mt6835](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6835), [MediaTek Mt6835t](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6835t), [MediaTek Mt6878](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6878), [MediaTek Mt6897](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6897), [MediaTek Mt6899](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6899), [MediaTek Mt6991](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6991), [MediaTek MT8676](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8676), [MediaTek MT8678](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8678), [MediaTek MT8755](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8755), [MediaTek MT8792](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8792), [MediaTek Mt8793](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8793), [MediaTek MT8863](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8863), [MediaTek MT8873](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8873), [MediaTek MT8883](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8883), [MediaTek Nr17](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nr17). Vendors: [MediaTek](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/mediatek).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-20762 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-20762 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-20762?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 6 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** MediaTek Mt6835, MediaTek Mt6835t, MediaTek Mt6878, MediaTek Mt6878m and 12 more. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-20762?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-20762?** Check whether you run MediaTek Mt6835, MediaTek Mt6835t, MediaTek Mt6878 or one of the others listed. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- MediaTek Mt6835
- MediaTek Mt6835t
- MediaTek Mt6878
- MediaTek Mt6878m
- MediaTek Mt6897
- MediaTek Mt6899
- MediaTek Mt6991
- MediaTek MT8676
- MediaTek MT8678
- MediaTek MT8755
- MediaTek MT8792
- MediaTek Mt8793
- MediaTek MT8863
- MediaTek MT8873
- MediaTek MT8883
- MediaTek Nr17

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