# CVE-2025-20793: 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-2025-20793-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-2025-20793 · 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: MOLY01430930; Issue ID: MSV-4836.

Technologies: [MediaTek MT2735](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt2735), [MediaTek MT2737](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt2737), [MediaTek MT6813](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6813), [MediaTek Mt6815](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6815), [MediaTek MT6833](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6833), [MediaTek Mt6835](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6835), [MediaTek Mt6853](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6853), [MediaTek Mt6855](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6855), [MediaTek MT6873](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6873), [MediaTek Mt6875](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6875), [MediaTek Mt6877](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6877), [MediaTek Mt6878](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6878), [MediaTek Mt6879](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6879), [MediaTek Mt6880](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6880), [MediaTek Mt6883](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6883), [MediaTek Mt6885](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6885), [MediaTek Mt6886](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6886), [MediaTek Mt6889](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6889), [MediaTek Mt6890](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6890), [MediaTek MT6891](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6891), [MediaTek Mt6893](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6893), [MediaTek Mt6895](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6895), [MediaTek MT6896](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6896), [MediaTek Mt6897](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6897), [MediaTek Mt6899](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6899), [MediaTek MT6980](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6980), [MediaTek Mt6983](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6983), [MediaTek Mt6985](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6985), [MediaTek Mt6989](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6989), [MediaTek MT6990](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6990), [MediaTek Mt6991](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6991), [MediaTek MT6993](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt6993), [MediaTek Mt8673](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8673), [MediaTek Mt8675](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8675), [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 Mt8771](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8771), [MediaTek MT8791](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8791), [MediaTek Mt8791t](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8791t), [MediaTek MT8792](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8792), [MediaTek Mt8793](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8793), [MediaTek MT8795T](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8795t), [MediaTek Mt8797](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8797), [MediaTek Mt8798](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8798), [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 MT8893](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mt8893), [MediaTek Nr15](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nr15), [MediaTek Nr16](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nr16), [MediaTek Nr17](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nr17). Vendors: [MediaTek](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/mediatek).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-20793 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-20793 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-20793?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 6 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** MediaTek MT2735, MediaTek MT2737, MediaTek MT6813, MediaTek Mt6815 and 49 more. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-20793?** 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-2025-20793?** Check whether you run MediaTek MT2735, MediaTek MT2737, MediaTek MT6813 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 MT2735
- MediaTek MT2737
- MediaTek MT6813
- MediaTek Mt6815
- MediaTek MT6833
- MediaTek Mt6835
- MediaTek Mt6853
- MediaTek Mt6855
- MediaTek MT6873
- MediaTek Mt6875
- MediaTek Mt6877
- MediaTek Mt6878
- MediaTek Mt6879
- MediaTek Mt6880
- MediaTek Mt6883
- MediaTek Mt6885
- MediaTek Mt6886
- MediaTek Mt6889
- MediaTek Mt6890
- MediaTek MT6891
- MediaTek Mt6893
- MediaTek Mt6895
- MediaTek MT6896
- MediaTek Mt6897
- MediaTek Mt6899
- MediaTek MT6980
- MediaTek Mt6983
- MediaTek Mt6985
- MediaTek Mt6989
- MediaTek MT6990
- MediaTek Mt6991
- MediaTek MT6993
- MediaTek Mt8673
- MediaTek Mt8675
- MediaTek MT8676
- MediaTek MT8678
- MediaTek MT8755
- MediaTek Mt8771
- MediaTek MT8791
- MediaTek Mt8791t
- MediaTek MT8792
- MediaTek Mt8793
- MediaTek MT8795T
- MediaTek Mt8797
- MediaTek Mt8798
- MediaTek MT8863
- MediaTek MT8873
- MediaTek MT8883
- MediaTek MT8893
- MediaTek Nr15
- MediaTek Nr16
- MediaTek Nr17
- MediaTek Nr17r

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