Use After Free in Qualcomm products - CVE-2025-21458
Published: September 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114630
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21458
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SA8775P
WSA8835
WSA8830
WCN3988
WCN3980
WCD9385
WCD9380
SW5100P
SW5100
Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
FastConnect 6900
SA8650P
SA8255P
SA7775P
SA7255P
QCA6797AQ
QCA6698AQ
QAM8775P
QAM8650P
QAM8255P
SA9000P
SA8620P
QCA6174A
WSA8835
WSA8830
WCN3988
WCN3980
WCD9385
WCD9380
SW5100P
SW5100
Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
FastConnect 6900
SA8650P
SA8255P
SA7775P
SA7255P
QCA6797AQ
QCA6698AQ
QAM8775P
QAM8650P
QAM8255P
SA9000P
SA8620P
QCA6174A
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21458
Install security update from vendor's website.