CVE-2025-21453

Local memory corruption via stale GPS iterator

Published May 6, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Use-after-free in the Qualcomm Snapdragon GPS HLOS driver allows local users to corrupt memory by accessing a removed iterator. During data-structure processing, the driver later dereferences the invalid iterator, leaving the freed object accessible. A low-privileged local user must reach the driver; successful exploitation can read or alter protected data or interrupt the affected device.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in the Qualcomm Snapdragon GPS HLOS driver allows local users to corrupt memory by accessing a removed iterator. During data-structure processing, the driver later dereferences the invalid iterator, leaving the freed object accessible. A low-privileged local user must reach the driver; successful exploitation can read or alter protected data or interrupt the affected device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-21453
Published
May 6, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 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=315 5G IoT Modem
  2. Affected versionversion=APQ8017
  3. Affected versionversion=AQT1000
  4. Affected versionversion=AR8035
  5. Affected versionversion=CSRA6620
  6. Affected versionversion=CSRA6640
  7. Affected versionversion=CSRB31024
  8. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6200
  9. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6700
  10. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6800
  11. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
  12. Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
  13. Affected versionversion=MDM9628
  14. Affected versionversion=QAM8255P
  15. Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
  16. Affected versionversion=QAM8620P
  17. Affected versionversion=QAM8650P
  18. Affected versionversion=QAM8775P
  19. Affected versionversion=QAMSRV1H
  20. Affected versionversion=QAMSRV1M
  21. Affected versionversion=QCA6174A
  22. Affected versionversion=QCA6310
  23. Affected versionversion=QCA6335
  24. Affected versionversion=QCA6391
  25. Affected versionversion=QCA6420
  26. Affected versionversion=QCA6426
  27. Affected versionversion=QCA6430
  28. Affected versionversion=QCA6436
  29. Affected versionversion=QCA6564
  30. Affected versionversion=QCA6564A
  31. Affected versionversion=QCA6564AU
  32. Affected versionversion=QCA6574
  33. Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
  34. Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
  35. Affected versionversion=QCA6584AU
  36. Affected versionversion=QCA6595
  37. Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
  38. Affected versionversion=QCA6678AQ
  39. Affected versionversion=QCA6688AQ
  40. Affected versionversion=QCA6696
  41. Affected versionversion=QCA6698AQ
  42. Affected versionversion=QCA6797AQ
  43. Affected versionversion=QCA8081
  44. Affected versionversion=QCA8337
  45. Affected versionversion=QCA9367
  46. Affected versionversion=QCA9377
  47. Affected versionversion=QCC710
  48. Affected versionversion=QCM2150
  49. Affected versionversion=QCM2290
  50. Affected versionversion=QCM4290
  51. Affected versionversion=QCM4325
  52. Affected versionversion=QCM4490
  53. Affected versionversion=QCM5430
  54. Affected versionversion=QCM6125
  55. Affected versionversion=QCM6490
  56. Affected versionversion=QCM8550
  57. Affected versionversion=QCN6024
  58. Affected versionversion=QCN6224
  59. Affected versionversion=QCN6274
  60. Affected versionversion=QCN9011
  61. Affected versionversion=QCN9012
  62. Affected versionversion=QCN9024
  63. Affected versionversion=QCN9274
  64. Affected versionversion=QCS2290
  65. Affected versionversion=QCS410
  66. Affected versionversion=QCS4290
  67. Affected versionversion=QCS4490
  68. Affected versionversion=QCS5430
  69. Affected versionversion=QCS610
  70. Affected versionversion=QCS6125
  71. Affected versionversion=QCS615
  72. Affected versionversion=QCS6490
  73. Affected versionversion=QCS8300
  74. Affected versionversion=QCS8550
  75. Affected versionversion=QCS9100
  76. Affected versionversion=QEP8111
  77. Affected versionversion=QFW7114
  78. Affected versionversion=QFW7124
  79. Affected versionversion=QMP1000
  80. Affected versionversion=Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform
  81. Affected versionversion=Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform
  82. Affected versionversion=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform
  83. Affected versionversion=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform
  84. Affected versionversion=Robotics RB2 Platform
  85. Affected versionversion=Robotics RB3 Platform
  86. Affected versionversion=SA2150P
  87. Affected versionversion=SA4150P
  88. Affected versionversion=SA4155P
  89. Affected versionversion=SA6145P
  90. Affected versionversion=SA6150P
  91. Affected versionversion=SA6155
  92. Affected versionversion=SA6155P
  93. Affected versionversion=SA7255P
  94. Affected versionversion=SA7775P
  95. Affected versionversion=SA8145P
  96. Affected versionversion=SA8150P
  97. Affected versionversion=SA8155
  98. Affected versionversion=SA8155P
  99. Affected versionversion=SA8195P
  100. Affected versionversion=SA8255P
  101. Affected versionversion=SA8295P
  102. Affected versionversion=SA8530P
  103. Affected versionversion=SA8540P
  104. Affected versionversion=SA8620P
  105. Affected versionversion=SA8650P
  106. Affected versionversion=SA8770P
  107. Affected versionversion=SA8775P
  108. Affected versionversion=SA9000P
  109. Affected versionversion=SD626
  110. Affected versionversion=SD660
  111. Affected versionversion=SD670
  112. Affected versionversion=SD730
  113. Affected versionversion=SD835
  114. Affected versionversion=SD855
  115. Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
  116. Affected versionversion=SD888
  117. Affected versionversion=SD 8 Gen1 5G
  118. Affected versionversion=SDX55
  119. Affected versionversion=SDX61
  120. Affected versionversion=SG4150P
  121. Affected versionversion=SG8275P
  122. Affected versionversion=SM4125
  123. Affected versionversion=SM4635
  124. Affected versionversion=SM6250
  125. Affected versionversion=SM6370
  126. Affected versionversion=SM6650
  127. Affected versionversion=SM6650P
  128. Affected versionversion=SM7250P
  129. Affected versionversion=SM7315
  130. Affected versionversion=SM7325P
  131. Affected versionversion=SM7635
  132. Affected versionversion=SM7675
  133. Affected versionversion=SM7675P
  134. Affected versionversion=SM8550P
  135. Affected versionversion=SM8635
  136. Affected versionversion=SM8635P
  137. Affected versionversion=SM8650Q
  138. Affected versionversion=SM8735
  139. Affected versionversion=SM8750
  140. Affected versionversion=SM8750P
  141. Affected versionversion=Smart Audio 400 Platform
  142. Affected versionversion=Smart Display 200 Platform (APQ5053-AA)
  143. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 210 Processor
  144. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform
  145. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform
  146. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform
  147. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform
  148. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform
  149. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform
  150. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC)
  151. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
  152. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
  153. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform
  154. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform
  155. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform
  156. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 632 Mobile Platform
  157. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform
  158. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform
  159. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform
  160. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform
  161. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform
  162. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform (SM6150-AC)
  163. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform
  164. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD)
  165. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform
  166. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform
  167. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform
  168. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform
  169. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AB)
  170. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 730 Mobile Platform (SM7150-AA)
  171. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AC)
  172. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform
  173. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA)
  174. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB)
  175. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC)
  176. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform
  177. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE)
  178. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform
  179. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF)
  180. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute
  181. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform
  182. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform
  183. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC)
  184. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
  185. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform
  186. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB)
  187. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC)
  188. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
  189. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
  190. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
  191. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform
  192. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
  193. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform
  194. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform
  195. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 4G Modem
  196. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF
  197. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2
  198. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
  199. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem
  200. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X32 5G Modem-RF System
  201. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System
  202. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X50 5G Modem-RF System
  203. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
  204. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System
  205. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
  206. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System
  207. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System
  208. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR1 Platform
  209. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform
  210. Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 Platform
  211. Affected versionversion=SRV1H
  212. Affected versionversion=SRV1L
  213. Affected versionversion=SRV1M
  214. Affected versionversion=SW5100
  215. Affected versionversion=SW5100P
  216. Affected versionversion=SXR1120
  217. Affected versionversion=SXR2130
  218. Affected versionversion=SXR2230P
  219. Affected versionversion=SXR2250P
  220. Affected versionversion=SXR2330P
  221. Affected versionversion=TalynPlus
  222. Affected versionversion=Vision Intelligence 100 Platform (APQ8053-AA)
  223. Affected versionversion=Vision Intelligence 200 Platform (APQ8053-AC)
  224. Affected versionversion=Vision Intelligence 300 Platform
  225. Affected versionversion=Vision Intelligence 400 Platform
  226. Affected versionversion=WCD9326
  227. Affected versionversion=WCD9330
  228. Affected versionversion=WCD9335
  229. Affected versionversion=WCD9340
  230. Affected versionversion=WCD9341
  231. Affected versionversion=WCD9360
  232. Affected versionversion=WCD9370
  233. Affected versionversion=WCD9375
  234. Affected versionversion=WCD9378
  235. Affected versionversion=WCD9380
  236. Affected versionversion=WCD9385
  237. Affected versionversion=WCD9390
  238. Affected versionversion=WCD9395
  239. Affected versionversion=WCN3610
  240. Affected versionversion=WCN3615
  241. Affected versionversion=WCN3660B
  242. Affected versionversion=WCN3680
  243. Affected versionversion=WCN3680B
  244. Affected versionversion=WCN3910
  245. Affected versionversion=WCN3950
  246. Affected versionversion=WCN3980
  247. Affected versionversion=WCN3988
  248. Affected versionversion=WCN3990
  249. Affected versionversion=WCN6450
  250. Affected versionversion=WCN6650
  251. Affected versionversion=WCN6740
  252. Affected versionversion=WCN6755
  253. Affected versionversion=WCN7750
  254. Affected versionversion=WCN7860
  255. Affected versionversion=WCN7861
  256. Affected versionversion=WCN7880
  257. Affected versionversion=WCN7881
  258. Affected versionversion=WSA8810
  259. Affected versionversion=WSA8815
  260. Affected versionversion=WSA8830
  261. Affected versionversion=WSA8832
  262. Affected versionversion=WSA8835
  263. Affected versionversion=WSA8840
  264. Affected versionversion=WSA8845
  265. Affected versionversion=WSA8845H

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=315 5G IoT Modem; version=APQ8017; version=AQT1000; version=AR8035; version=CSRA6620; version=CSRA6640; version=CSRB31024; version=FastConnect 6200; version=FastConnect 6700; version=FastConnect 6800; version=FastConnect 6900; version=FastConnect 7800; version=MDM9628; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8295P; version=QAM8620P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAM8775P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QAMSRV1M; version=QCA6174A; version=QCA6310; version=QCA6335; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6420; version=QCA6426; version=QCA6430; version=QCA6436; version=QCA6564; version=QCA6564A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6678AQ; version=QCA6688AQ; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA6797AQ; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8337; version=QCA9367; version=QCA9377; version=QCC710; version=QCM2150; version=QCM2290; version=QCM4290; version=QCM4325; version=QCM4490; version=QCM5430; version=QCM6125; version=QCM6490; version=QCM8550; version=QCN6024; version=QCN6224; version=QCN6274; version=QCN9011; version=QCN9012; version=QCN9024; version=QCN9274; version=QCS2290; version=QCS410; version=QCS4290; version=QCS4490; version=QCS5430; version=QCS610; version=QCS6125; version=QCS615; version=QCS6490; version=QCS8300; version=QCS8550; version=QCS9100; version=QEP8111; version=QFW7114; version=QFW7124; version=QMP1000; version=Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform; version=Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform; version=Robotics RB2 Platform; version=Robotics RB3 Platform; version=SA2150P; version=SA4150P; version=SA4155P; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155; version=SA6155P; version=SA7255P; version=SA7775P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8530P; version=SA8540P; version=SA8620P; version=SA8650P; version=SA8770P; version=SA8775P; version=SA9000P; version=SD626; version=SD660; version=SD670; version=SD730; version=SD835; version=SD855; version=SD865 5G; version=SD888; version=SD 8 Gen1 5G; version=SDX55; version=SDX61; version=SG4150P; version=SG8275P; version=SM4125; version=SM4635; version=SM6250; version=SM6370; version=SM6650; version=SM6650P; version=SM7250P; version=SM7315; version=SM7325P; version=SM7635; version=SM7675; version=SM7675P; version=SM8550P; version=SM8635; version=SM8635P; version=SM8650Q; version=SM8735; version=SM8750; version=SM8750P; version=Smart Audio 400 Platform; version=Smart Display 200 Platform (APQ5053-AA); version=Snapdragon 210 Processor; version=Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC); version=Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 632 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform (SM6150-AC); version=Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD); version=Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AB); version=Snapdragon 730 Mobile Platform (SM7150-AA); version=Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AC); version=Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA); version=Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB); version=Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC); version=Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE); version=Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF); version=Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute; version=Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform; version=Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC); version=Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB); version=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC); version=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC); version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon Auto 4G Modem; version=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF; version=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2; version=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform; version=Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem; version=Snapdragon X32 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X50 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon XR1 Platform; version=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform; version=Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 Platform; version=SRV1H; version=SRV1L; version=SRV1M; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR1120; version=SXR2130; version=SXR2230P; version=SXR2250P; version=SXR2330P; version=TalynPlus; version=Vision Intelligence 100 Platform (APQ8053-AA); version=Vision Intelligence 200 Platform (APQ8053-AC); version=Vision Intelligence 300 Platform; version=Vision Intelligence 400 Platform; version=WCD9326; version=WCD9330; version=WCD9335; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9341; version=WCD9360; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9375; version=WCD9378; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCD9390; version=WCD9395; version=WCN3610; version=WCN3615; version=WCN3660B; version=WCN3680; version=WCN3680B; version=WCN3910; version=WCN3950; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3988; version=WCN3990; version=WCN6450; version=WCN6650; version=WCN6740; version=WCN6755; version=WCN7750; version=WCN7860; version=WCN7861; version=WCN7880; version=WCN7881; version=WSA8810; version=WSA8815; 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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