CVE-2025-59606: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
CVE-2025-59606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms that causes memory corruption due to a NULL pointer dereference triggered by heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization. This flaw affects a wide range of Qualcomm Snapdragon products and platforms. The vulnerability can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by the vendor.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-59606 and classified under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. It arises when heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization causes memory corruption by writing to invalid memory locations. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected products include numerous Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms and related hardware components. No official remediation or patch has been disclosed at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause memory corruption leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The flaw is triggered locally with low complexity and minimal privileges, making it a significant risk on affected devices. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild as of the publication date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround has been published by Qualcomm, users and administrators should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access to trusted users and environments may reduce risk.
CVE-2025-59606: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
Description
CVE-2025-59606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms that causes memory corruption due to a NULL pointer dereference triggered by heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization. This flaw affects a wide range of Qualcomm Snapdragon products and platforms. The vulnerability can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by the vendor.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-59606 and classified under CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. It arises when heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization causes memory corruption by writing to invalid memory locations. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected products include numerous Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms and related hardware components. No official remediation or patch has been disclosed at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause memory corruption leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The flaw is triggered locally with low complexity and minimal privileges, making it a significant risk on affected devices. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild as of the publication date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround has been published by Qualcomm, users and administrators should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access to trusted users and environments may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- qualcomm
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-18T03:19:23.201Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1e08c0e29bf47b5051e1ca
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 22:33:36 UTC
Last enriched: 06/09/2026, 09:39:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:56 UTC
Views: 51
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