CVE-2025-21486

HIGH
Published Jun 3, 2025 Modified Aug 20, 2025 CWE-822

Description

Memory corruption during dynamic process creation call when client is only passing address and length of shell binary.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-822 CWE-822

Affected Products

Vendor Product
qualcomm fastconnect_6900_firmware
qualcomm fastconnect_6900
qualcomm fastconnect_7800_firmware
qualcomm fastconnect_7800
qualcomm qmp1000_firmware
qualcomm qmp1000
qualcomm sm8735_firmware
qualcomm sm8735
qualcomm sm8750_firmware
qualcomm sm8750
qualcomm sm8750p_firmware
qualcomm sm8750p
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform
qualcomm sw5100_firmware
qualcomm sw5100
qualcomm sw5100p_firmware
qualcomm sw5100p
qualcomm sxr2230p_firmware
qualcomm sxr2230p
qualcomm sxr2250p_firmware
qualcomm sxr2250p
qualcomm sxr2330p_firmware
qualcomm sxr2330p
qualcomm wcd9378_firmware
qualcomm wcd9378
qualcomm wcd9380_firmware
qualcomm wcd9380
qualcomm wcd9385_firmware
qualcomm wcd9385
qualcomm wcd9395_firmware
qualcomm wcd9395
qualcomm wcn3660b_firmware
qualcomm wcn3660b
qualcomm wcn3680b_firmware
qualcomm wcn3680b
qualcomm wcn3980_firmware
qualcomm wcn3980
qualcomm wcn3988_firmware
qualcomm wcn3988
qualcomm wcn7750_firmware
qualcomm wcn7750
qualcomm wcn7860_firmware
qualcomm wcn7860
qualcomm wcn7861_firmware
qualcomm wcn7861
qualcomm wcn7880_firmware
qualcomm wcn7880
qualcomm wcn7881_firmware
qualcomm wcn7881
qualcomm wsa8830_firmware
qualcomm wsa8830
qualcomm wsa8832_firmware
qualcomm wsa8832
qualcomm wsa8835_firmware
qualcomm wsa8835
qualcomm wsa8840_firmware
qualcomm wsa8840
qualcomm wsa8845_firmware
qualcomm wsa8845
qualcomm wsa8845h_firmware
qualcomm wsa8845h

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-21486? +
Memory corruption during dynamic process creation call when client is only passing address and length of shell binary. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-21486? +
CVE-2025-21486 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-21486? +
CVE-2025-21486 affects products from qualcomm, specifically: fastconnect_6900, fastconnect_6900_firmware, fastconnect_7800, fastconnect_7800_firmware, qmp1000, qmp1000_firmware, sm8735, sm8735_firmware, sm8750, sm8750_firmware, sm8750p, sm8750p_firmware, snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform, snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware, sw5100, sw5100_firmware, sw5100p, sw5100p_firmware, sxr2230p, sxr2230p_firmware, sxr2250p, sxr2250p_firmware, sxr2330p, sxr2330p_firmware, wcd9378, wcd9378_firmware, wcd9380, wcd9380_firmware, wcd9385, wcd9385_firmware, wcd9395, wcd9395_firmware, wcn3660b, wcn3660b_firmware, wcn3680b, wcn3680b_firmware, wcn3980, wcn3980_firmware, wcn3988, wcn3988_firmware, wcn7750, wcn7750_firmware, wcn7860, wcn7860_firmware, wcn7861, wcn7861_firmware, wcn7880, wcn7880_firmware, wcn7881, wcn7881_firmware, wsa8830, wsa8830_firmware, wsa8832, wsa8832_firmware, wsa8835, wsa8835_firmware, wsa8840, wsa8840_firmware, wsa8845, wsa8845_firmware, wsa8845h, wsa8845h_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-21486? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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