CVE-2022-21745
In WIFI Firmware, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, when…
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- MediaTek
Description
In WIFI Firmware, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, when devices are connecting to the attacker-controllable Wi-Fi hotspot, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06468872; Issue ID: ALPS06468872.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
- CWE-416 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs
Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. · MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8667, MT8675, MT8695, MT8696, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797
- affected Android 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
References (1)
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/June-2022 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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