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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.

CVSS

8.6 HIGH

EPSS

1.52% (top 18.90%)

CWE

CWE-863

Published

2025-06-03T05:53:00.920Z

Last modified

2026-02-26T18:27:40.561Z

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA KEV — Actively Exploited

Added to KEV

2025-06-03

BOD 22-01 due

2025-06-24

Ransomware use

Unknown

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01What is this vulnerability?

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

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qualcomm, Inc.	Snapdragon	AQT1000, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, QCA6391, QCM4490, QCS4490, SC8380XP, SD855, SM4635, SM6250, SM6650, SM6650P, SM7325P, SM7635, SM7675, SM7675P, SM8550P, SM8635, SM8635P, SM8650Q, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC), Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD), Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE), Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF), Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC), Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB), Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC), Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC), Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Platform, Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Platform "Luna1", Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, SXR2230P, SXR2250P, SXR2330P, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9378, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCD9390, WCD9395, WCN3950, WCN3988, WCN6450, WCN6650, WCN6755, WCN7861, WCN7881, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830, WSA8832, WSA8835, WSA8840, WSA8845, WSA8845H

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-06-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

Published: 2025-06-03T05:53:00.920Z
Last modified: 2026-02-26T18:27:40.561Z
Added to CISA KEV: 2025-06-03
BOD 22-01 due: 2025-06-24

09References

docs.qualcomm.com — https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bul…

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