CVE-2025-27060: Qualcomm Snapdragon · Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Affects Qualcomm SnapdragonSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.08% 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:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 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 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-27060, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict access to SCM call interfaces by enforcing strict access controls and limiting privileges to trusted processes only. 2) Employ rigorous input validation and sanitization on all SCM call parameters to prevent malformed inputs from triggering memory corruption. 3) Monitor system logs and telemetry for unusual SCM call activity or memory errors indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Isolate vulnerable devices within segmented network zones to reduce lateral movement risk in case of compromise. 5) Collaborate with Qualcomm and device vendors to obtain and apply security patches promptly once available. 6) Conduct regular firmware and software integrity checks to detect unauthorized modifications. 7) Implement runtime protections such as memory corruption mitigations (e.g., DEP, ASLR) where supported by the platform. 8) Educate system administrators and security teams about the vulnerability specifics to enhance detection and response capabilities. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on the unique attack vector involving SCM calls and pointer dereference.
Description
Memory corruption while performing SCM call with malformed inputs.