Background exploitation KEV catalog
CVE-2025-21480

Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.

CheckOps priority index
4.7/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity8.6
Probability0.0
Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 0.43% higher than 37.1% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 8.6 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:
Exploited for 518 days 03 Jun 2025
CISA due date 24 Jun 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010025 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)03 Jun 2025
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Jun 2025
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %0.43%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

SnapdragonMultiple Chipsets
Affected versions
  • SM8635
  • FastConnect 6900
  • SXR2250P
  • WCD9375
  • QCS4490
  • FastConnect 7800
  • FastConnect 6800
  • WSA8810
  • WCD9370
  • Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD)
  • WCD9385
  • WCN3950
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-21385Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    4.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-27038Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    4.8 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-21479Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
    4.7 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2024-43047Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    4.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-33107Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Integer Overflow Vulnerability
    4.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-33106Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset Vulnerability
    4.6 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities