CVE-2025-27038: Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
Memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by qualcomm, published 2025-06-03).
Weakness: CWE-416 Use After Free
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with high attack complexity needing no privileges and a user must take an action. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-06-03
- US federal deadline
- 2025-06-24
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-06489, CNNVD-202506-168, EUVD-2025-16700, GHSA-h454-pc9h-rvh2
Exploit Observer has no public exploit code that names this CVE or one of its aliases.
Research and write-ups (1)
- Research or write-up: https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html#_cve-2025-27038
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (5)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-16700
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h454-pc9h-rvh2
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27038
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-27038
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202506-168
29 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.010
some chance of attack soon - VEDAS
- 0.693
some exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-06-03
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon | version AR8031 version CSRA6620 version CSRA6640 version FastConnect 7800 version QCA2066 version QCA6391 version QCM6125 version QCM8550 and 36 more ranges | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware, qualcomm snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware, qualcomm snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_\(sm6225-ad\)_firmware, qualcomm snapdragon_6_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware, qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware, qualcomm_technologies_inc. snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform, qualcomm_technologies_inc. snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform, qualcomm_technologies_inc. snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_(sm6225-ad), qualcomm_technologies_inc. snapdragon_6_gen_1_mobile_platform, qualcomm_technologies_inc. snapdragon_w5+_gen_1_wearable_platform.
How to fix it
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27038
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-27038 (government-resource)
Other references
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.