CVE-2024-20080Network attack vector

Remote privilege escalation via improper certificate validation

Published Jul 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper certificate validation in MediaTek chipset GNSS service allows remote attackers to elevate privileges without interaction. The GNSS certificate-verification path fails to validate a certificate correctly; MediaTek has not disclosed the affected function or precise validation omission. No prior execution privileges or user interaction are required, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges remotely.

CVSS severity9.8

Critical

EPSS probability0.29%

Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

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Summary

What happened

The record

CVE: CVE-2024-20080
Published: Jul 1, 2024
Updated: Aug 1, 2024

Vendor: MediaTek
Product: MT8667
Classifications: CWE-295

Attack vector: network
Privileges: unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

Jul 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected versionversion=-

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork

Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MediaTek · MT8667version=-

MediaTek · MT6889version=-

MediaTek · MT6880version=-

MediaTek · MT6875version=-

MediaTek · MT6789version=-

MediaTek · MT6891version=-

MediaTek · MT6768version=-

MediaTek · MT6980version=-

MediaTek · MediaTek MT6785version=-

MediaTek · MT6890version=-

MediaTek · MT6853Tversion=-

MediaTek · MT6855version=-

MediaTek · MT6990version=-

MediaTek · MediaTek MT6765version=-

MediaTek · MT2735version=-

MediaTek · MediaTek MT8678version=-

MediaTek · MT6893version=-

MediaTek · MT6885version=-

MediaTek · MT8666version=-

MediaTek · MT6879version=-

MediaTek · MT6873version=-

MediaTek · MT6781version=-

MediaTek · MT6877version=-

MediaTek · MT6886version=-

MediaTek · MediaTek MT6761version=-

Google · Androidversion=13.0; version=14.0

MediaTek · MT6853version=-

MediaTek · MT8676version=-

MediaTek · MT8673version=-

MediaTek · MT2737version=-

MediaTek · MT6883version=-

MediaTek · MT6985version=-

MediaTek · MT6833version=-

MediaTek · MT6983version=-

MediaTek · MT6895version=-

MediaTek · MT6989version=-

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026

Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026

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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable

SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)

Vectornetwork

Privilegesunauthenticated

Known exploitationUnconfirmed

Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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