Use After Free in Qualcomm products - CVE-2025-21458
Published: September 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114630
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21458
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Qualcomm
Affected software:
FastConnect 6900
QAM8255P
QAM8650P
QAM8775P
QCA6698AQ
QCA6797AQ
SA7255P
SA7775P
SA8255P
SA8650P
SA8775P
Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
SW5100
SW5100P
WCD9380
WCD9385
WCN3980
WCN3988
WSA8830
WSA8835
QCA6174A
SA8620P
SA9000P
FastConnect 6900
QAM8255P
QAM8650P
QAM8775P
QCA6698AQ
QCA6797AQ
SA7255P
SA7775P
SA8255P
SA8650P
SA8775P
Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
SW5100
SW5100P
WCD9380
WCD9385
WCN3980
WCN3988
WSA8830
WSA8835
QCA6174A
SA8620P
SA9000P
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in NPU. A local application can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21458
Install security update from vendor's website.