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CVE-2025-27031VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-27031: Qualcomm Snapdragon · Use After Free

Affects Qualcomm SnapdragonSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Inventory and Identify: Conduct a thorough inventory of all devices and systems using affected Qualcomm Snapdragon components, including embedded IoT devices and compute platforms. 2. Access Control: Restrict local access to devices with affected hardware, enforcing strict physical security and limiting administrative privileges to trusted personnel only. 3. Network Segmentation: Isolate vulnerable devices on segmented networks to reduce the risk of lateral movement if exploitation occurs. 4. Monitoring and Detection: Implement enhanced monitoring for unusual IOCTL command usage or memory corruption indicators on affected devices. 5. Vendor Coordination: Engage with Qualcomm and device manufacturers to obtain patches or firmware updates as soon as they become available. 6. Patch Management: Prioritize deployment of patches once released, including firmware and driver updates. 7. Incident Response Preparedness: Update incident response plans to include scenarios involving exploitation of use-after-free vulnerabilities in embedded hardware. 8. Disable Unnecessary Features: Where possible, disable write loopback mode or related IOCTL functionalities that are not essential to device operation to reduce attack surface. 9. User Awareness: Educate users and administrators about the risks of local exploitation and the importance of physical device security.

Description

memory corruption while processing IOCTL commands, when the buffer in write loopback mode is accessed after being freed.

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