CVE-2023-20696 — In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds ch

In preloader, 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: ALPS07856356 / ALPS07874388 (For MT6880 and MT

01What is this vulnerability?

In preloader, 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: ALPS07856356 / ALPS07874388 (For MT6880 and MT6890 only); Issue ID: ALPS07856356 / ALPS07874388 (For MT6880 and MT6890 only).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc.	MT6880, MT6890, MT8167, MT8175, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8365, MT8385, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797	Android 13.0 / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-01-23T21:29:18.788Z

09References

• corp.mediatek.com — https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2023