CVE-2026-25261: CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
CVE-2026-25261 is a medium severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving memory corruption triggered by processing rear sensor IOCTL calls. It affects specific Snapdragon versions identified by model numbers. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25261) is classified as CWE-822, which involves untrusted pointer dereference leading to memory corruption. It occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon devices when processing rear sensor IOCTL calls. The CVSS v3.1 score is 6.7 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected versions are specific Qualcomm Snapdragon models: IQX5121, IQX7181, QCA0000, QCM5430, QCM6490, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WSA8830, WSA8835, WSA8840, and WSA8845. There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. The vulnerability requires local access with high privileges and does not require user interaction. The impact is rated high for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local privileged access to affected devices and monitor for unusual activity related to rear sensor IOCTL calls.
CVE-2026-25261: CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
Description
CVE-2026-25261 is a medium severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon products involving memory corruption triggered by processing rear sensor IOCTL calls. It affects specific Snapdragon versions identified by model numbers. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation information is provided in the available data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Affected software
Qualcomm, Inc.
Snapdragon
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-25261) is classified as CWE-822, which involves untrusted pointer dereference leading to memory corruption. It occurs in Qualcomm Snapdragon devices when processing rear sensor IOCTL calls. The CVSS v3.1 score is 6.7 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected versions are specific Qualcomm Snapdragon models: IQX5121, IQX7181, QCA0000, QCM5430, QCM6490, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WSA8830, WSA8835, WSA8840, and WSA8845. There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected device. The vulnerability requires local access with high privileges and does not require user interaction. The impact is rated high for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local privileged access to affected devices and monitor for unusual activity related to rear sensor IOCTL calls.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- qualcomm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-02T04:19:00.939Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab6d4c55bf5e2cf5bd417b
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 04:32:12 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 04:47:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 04:47:46 UTC
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