CVE-2025-21483: Qualcomm Snapdragon · Memory Buffer Overflow
Affects Qualcomm SnapdragonSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Monitor Qualcomm's official security advisories and apply firmware or software patches promptly once released for affected Snapdragon platforms.
- Implement network-level filtering to detect and block malformed or suspicious RTP packets, using intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with updated signatures.
- Employ network segmentation to isolate critical devices and reduce exposure to untrusted RTP traffic sources.
- Use endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting anomalous behavior indicative of memory corruption or exploitation attempts.
- For enterprises deploying devices with affected chipsets, enforce strict access controls and limit exposure of RTP services to trusted networks only.
- Collaborate with device manufacturers and service providers to ensure timely updates and mitigations are deployed across the device ecosystem.
- Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focusing on multimedia and network protocol handling components.
- Educate users and administrators about the risks associated with untrusted multimedia streams and encourage cautious use of network services involving RTP traffic.
Description
Memory corruption when the UE receives an RTP packet from the network, during the reassembly of NALUs.