CVE-2025-21436

Memory corruption via concurrent process-creation IOCTLs

Published Apr 7, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP Service allows local users with low privileges to corrupt memory via concurrent process-creation IOCTLs. The service initiates two process-creation IOCTL calls from different threads concurrently, allowing one path to access memory after the other frees it. The race requires local low-privileged access, and Qualcomm has not disclosed a more specific consequence than DSP-service memory corruption.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP Service allows local users with low privileges to corrupt memory via concurrent process-creation IOCTLs. The service initiates two process-creation IOCTL calls from different threads concurrently, allowing one path to access memory after the other frees it. The race requires local low-privileged access, and Qualcomm has not disclosed a more specific consequence than DSP-service memory corruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-21436
Published
Apr 7, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
  2. Affected versionversion=QMP1000
  3. Affected versionversion=SM8735
  4. Affected versionversion=SM8750
  5. Affected versionversion=SM8750P
  6. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform
  7. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
  8. Affected versionversion=SW5100
  9. Affected versionversion=SW5100P
  10. Affected versionversion=SXR2330P
  11. Affected versionversion=WCD9378
  12. Affected versionversion=WCD9380
  13. Affected versionversion=WCD9390
  14. Affected versionversion=WCD9395
  15. Affected versionversion=WCN7750
  16. Affected versionversion=WCN7860
  17. Affected versionversion=WCN7861
  18. Affected versionversion=WCN7880
  19. Affected versionversion=WCN7881
  20. Affected versionversion=WSA8830
  21. Affected versionversion=WSA8832
  22. Affected versionversion=WSA8835
  23. Affected versionversion=WSA8840
  24. Affected versionversion=WSA8845
  25. Affected versionversion=WSA8845H

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=FastConnect 7800; version=QMP1000; version=SM8735; version=SM8750; version=SM8750P; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR2330P; version=WCD9378; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9390; version=WCD9395; version=WCN7750; version=WCN7860; version=WCN7861; version=WCN7880; version=WCN7881; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8832; version=WSA8835; version=WSA8840; version=WSA8845; version=WSA8845H

Published CVSS scores

7.8Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free

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