Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU73012

Improper Authentication in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-20034

Published: March 7, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73012

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20034

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an improper certificate validation within Preloader XFLASH. A local application can execute arbitrary code.

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