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CVE-2025-21480

Incorrect Authorization in Graphics Windows

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

This vulnerability affects graphics software and firmware running on GPU hardware, where a flaw in authorization checks lets unauthorized commands be processed by the GPU micronode. The result is memory corruption, which could compromise the stability and integrity of affected systems.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon

    AQT1000, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, QCA6391, QCM4490, QCS4490, SC8380XP, SD855, SM4635, SM6250, SM6650, SM6650P, SM7325P, SM7635, SM7675, SM7675P, SM8550P, SM8635, SM8635P, SM8650Q, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC), Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD), and 46 more

References 1

docs.qualcomm.com