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CVE-2025-47322: 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, 14:05 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 18 Dec 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

  1. Monitor Qualcomm and device vendors for official patches and apply them promptly once available.
  2. Restrict access to IOCTL interfaces on affected devices by enforcing strict access controls and limiting permissions to trusted processes only.
  3. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious local activity indicative of exploitation attempts.
  4. Harden device configurations by disabling unnecessary services and interfaces that could be used to trigger the vulnerability.
  5. Implement network segmentation to isolate vulnerable devices, reducing the risk of lateral movement.
  6. Educate users and administrators about the risks of local privilege escalation and enforce strong device access policies.
  7. For organizations deploying Snapdragon-based automotive or IoT devices, conduct thorough security assessments and consider compensating controls until patches are available.
  8. Use application whitelisting and privilege management to minimize the risk of malicious code execution exploiting this vulnerability.

Description

Memory corruption while handling IOCTL calls to set mode.

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