VDB-406303 · CVE-2026-25280 · EUVD-2026-81327

Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute/Snapdragon Industrial IOT up to X2 Elite memory corruption

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8.1	$0-$5k	0.85+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute and Snapdragon Industrial IOT. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-25280. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Compute and Snapdragon Industrial IOT. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption when processing escape handling flow with insufficient user buffer sizes.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-25280 since 02/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-81327). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (qualcomm): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

02/02/2026 CVE reserved
09/17/2026 +226 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-25280 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-25280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-406303
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2026 06:42
Updated: 09/17/2026 07:26
Changes: 09/17/2026 06:42 (64), 09/17/2026 07:26 (3)
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