CVE-2026-24080: CWE-120 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
CVE-2026-24080 is a high severity buffer overflow vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon fingerprint TA. It involves memory corruption triggered by malformed request parameters. The flaw affects specific Snapdragon versions including QCA6696, SW6100, WSA8840, and WSA8845. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) in the fingerprint Trusted Application (TA) of Qualcomm Snapdragon devices. It occurs due to improper handling of malformed request parameters, leading to memory corruption. The affected Snapdragon versions include QCA6696, SW6100, WSA8840, and WSA8845. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. The vulnerability is published and assigned CVE-2026-24080 but currently lacks a vendor-provided patch or official remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with low privileges to cause memory corruption in the fingerprint TA, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device components involved. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from Qualcomm regarding patches or mitigations.
CVE-2026-24080: CWE-120 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
Description
CVE-2026-24080 is a high severity buffer overflow vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon fingerprint TA. It involves memory corruption triggered by malformed request parameters. The flaw affects specific Snapdragon versions including QCA6696, SW6100, WSA8840, and WSA8845. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Qualcomm, Inc.
Snapdragon
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) in the fingerprint Trusted Application (TA) of Qualcomm Snapdragon devices. It occurs due to improper handling of malformed request parameters, leading to memory corruption. The affected Snapdragon versions include QCA6696, SW6100, WSA8840, and WSA8845. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and privileges, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. The vulnerability is published and assigned CVE-2026-24080 but currently lacks a vendor-provided patch or official remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with low privileges to cause memory corruption in the fingerprint TA, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device components involved. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from Qualcomm regarding patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- qualcomm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T12:51:13.995Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a72084abf8831d5390c152c
Added to database: 08/04/2026, 15:42:02 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 18:01:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:34 UTC
Views: 30
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