CVE-2025-47372: Qualcomm Snapdragon · Classic Buffer Overflow
Affects Qualcomm SnapdragonSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.0 Critical.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 14:41 UTC
Contested
Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Monitor Qualcomm’s official security advisories and apply patches immediately once they become available for all affected Snapdragon chipset versions.
- Implement strict input validation and integrity checks on ELF images and other executable files processed by devices using Snapdragon chips to prevent malformed inputs from triggering the vulnerability.
- Restrict local access to devices with affected chipsets by enforcing strong physical security controls and limiting administrative privileges.
- Employ runtime protection mechanisms such as memory protection, stack canaries, and address space layout randomization (ASLR) where supported to mitigate exploitation attempts.
- Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on embedded systems and mobile devices to detect potential exploitation attempts.
- Educate users and administrators about the risks of installing untrusted software or files that could contain corrupted ELF images.
- Collaborate with device manufacturers and telecom providers to ensure secure firmware and software update mechanisms are in place to facilitate rapid patch deployment.
- Consider network segmentation and monitoring to detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts on affected devices.
Description
Memory Corruption when a corrupted ELF image with an oversized file size is read into a buffer without authentication.