CVE-2026-25259: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
CVE-2026-25259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving an out-of-bounds write due to memory corruption when processing multiple IOCTL commands for escape operations. The flaw affects various Snapdragon components and chipsets. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation information is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25259) involves an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) caused by memory corruption during the handling of multiple IOCTL commands related to escape operations in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. The issue could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to cause significant impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected products include a range of Snapdragon chipsets and modules such as Cologne, FastConnect 6900/7800, QCA0000, SC8380XP, WCD9378C/9380/9385, WSA8840/8845/8845H, and several X-series and XG-series components. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability is published but lacks an official fix or vendor remediation guidance at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption resulting in out-of-bounds write, which may compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Given the local attack vector and low complexity, an attacker with limited privileges could potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on affected Snapdragon devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, monitoring Qualcomm's advisories for updates is recommended. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users and environments to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-25259: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
Description
CVE-2026-25259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving an out-of-bounds write due to memory corruption when processing multiple IOCTL commands for escape operations. The flaw affects various Snapdragon components and chipsets. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation information is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25259) involves an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) caused by memory corruption during the handling of multiple IOCTL commands related to escape operations in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. The issue could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to cause significant impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected products include a range of Snapdragon chipsets and modules such as Cologne, FastConnect 6900/7800, QCA0000, SC8380XP, WCD9378C/9380/9385, WSA8840/8845/8845H, and several X-series and XG-series components. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vulnerability is published but lacks an official fix or vendor remediation guidance at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption resulting in out-of-bounds write, which may compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Given the local attack vector and low complexity, an attacker with limited privileges could potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on affected Snapdragon devices.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, monitoring Qualcomm's advisories for updates is recommended. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users and environments to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- qualcomm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-02T04:19:00.939Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1e08c8e29bf47b5051e325
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 22:33:44 UTC
Last enriched: 06/09/2026, 09:40:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 66
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