CVE-2026-25260: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
CVE-2026-25260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. It results in memory corruption due to accessing shared buffers without validating concurrent modifications from user-mode input. This vulnerability affects multiple Snapdragon components and chipsets. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25260) is a TOCTOU race condition categorized under CWE-367 that occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. The flaw arises when shared buffers are accessed without proper validation against concurrent user-mode input modifications, leading to memory corruption. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected products include various Snapdragon chipsets and modules such as Cologne, FastConnect 6900/7800, and several WCD and WSA series components. As of the published date, no official remediation or patch has been announced by Qualcomm.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which may compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components. The attacker requires local privileges with low complexity and no user interaction is needed. The vulnerability affects multiple Snapdragon hardware components, potentially impacting devices using these chipsets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or mitigation level has been provided by Qualcomm, users and administrators should monitor Qualcomm's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access and applying general security best practices may reduce risk but are not specific mitigations for this issue.
CVE-2026-25260: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
Description
CVE-2026-25260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. It results in memory corruption due to accessing shared buffers without validating concurrent modifications from user-mode input. This vulnerability affects multiple Snapdragon components and chipsets. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25260) is a TOCTOU race condition categorized under CWE-367 that occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon products. The flaw arises when shared buffers are accessed without proper validation against concurrent user-mode input modifications, leading to memory corruption. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected products include various Snapdragon chipsets and modules such as Cologne, FastConnect 6900/7800, and several WCD and WSA series components. As of the published date, no official remediation or patch has been announced by Qualcomm.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which may compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system components. The attacker requires local privileges with low complexity and no user interaction is needed. The vulnerability affects multiple Snapdragon hardware components, potentially impacting devices using these chipsets.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or mitigation level has been provided by Qualcomm, users and administrators should monitor Qualcomm's advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, limiting local access and applying general security best practices may reduce risk but are not specific mitigations for this issue.
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: 6a1e08c8e29bf47b5051e328
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 22:33:44 UTC
Last enriched: 06/09/2026, 09:40:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 97
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