CVE-2025-21480
Incorrect Authorization in Graphics Windows
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect Authorization in Graphics Windows
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- Record
CVE-2025-21480- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-16705
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- Record
EUVD-2025-16705- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj4f-pc42-qxg8
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific...
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- Record
GHSA-gj4f-pc42-qxg8- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain an incorrect authorization vulnerability. This vulnerability allows for memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- Record
CVE-2025-21480- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
- Record
CVE-2025-21480- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmware
- qualcomm fastconnect 6200 firmware
- qualcomm fastconnect 6700 firmware
- qualcomm fastconnect 6800 firmware
- qualcomm fastconnect 6900 firmware
- qualcomm fastconnect 7800 firmware
- qualcomm multiple chipsets
- qualcomm qca6391 firmware
- qualcomm qcm4490 firmware
- qualcomm qcs4490 firmware
- qualcomm sc8380xp firmware
- qualcomm sd855 firmware
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- qualcomm sm4635 firmware
- qualcomm sm6250 firmware
- qualcomm sm6650 firmware
- qualcomm sm6650p firmware
- qualcomm sm7325p firmware
- qualcomm sm7635 firmware
- qualcomm sm7675 firmware
- qualcomm sm7675p firmware
- qualcomm sm8550p firmware
- qualcomm sm8635 firmware
- qualcomm sm8635p firmware
- qualcomm sm8650q firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 460 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 480\+ 5g mobile platform \(sm4350-ac\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 480 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 4 gen 1 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 662 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 680 4g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 685 4g mobile platform \(sm6225-ad\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 690 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 695 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 720g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 778g\+ 5g mobile platform \(sm7325-ae\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 778g 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 782g mobile platform \(sm7325-af\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 7c\+ gen 3 compute firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 855\+\/860 mobile platform \(sm8150-ac\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 855 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 865\+ 5g mobile platform \(sm8250-ab\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 865 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 870 5g mobile platform \(sm8250-ac\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 888\+ 5g mobile platform \(sm8350-ac\) firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 888 5g mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 8\+ gen 2 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 8 gen 2 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon 8 gen 3 mobile platform firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon ar1 gen 1 firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon ar1 gen 1 platform \"luna1\" firmware
- qualcomm snapdragon x55 5g modem-rf system firmware
- qualcomm sxr2230p firmware
- qualcomm sxr2250p firmware
- qualcomm sxr2330p firmware
- qualcomm wcd9341 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9370 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9375 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9378 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9380 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9385 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9390 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9395 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3950 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3988 firmware
- qualcomm wcn6450 firmware
- qualcomm wcn6650 firmware
- qualcomm wcn6755 firmware
- qualcomm wcn7861 firmware
- qualcomm wcn7881 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8810 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8815 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8830 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8832 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8835 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8840 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8845 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8845h firmware
- qualcomm, inc. snapdragon
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-21480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published June 3, 2025. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 3, 2025. EUVD reports exploitation since June 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.