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Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.02%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local attacker with access to the system could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

Memory corruption when passing parameters to the Trusted Virtual Machine during the handshake. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Memory corruption when passing parameters to the Trusted Virtual Machine during the handshake. Affected products include: Qualcomm Qcs6490 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs8550 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs9100 Firmware, Qualcomm Sg8275 Firmware, Qualcomm Sg8275P Firmware.

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Severity by source

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory corruption when passing parameters to the Trusted Virtual Machine during the handshake.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-21476 presents notable security risk, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation could allow attackers to corrupt memory, crash the application, or potentially execute arbitrary code. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Enable ASLR and DEP where available; (2) Implement network segmentation; (3) Monitor for exploitation indicators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 96% exploitable

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs9100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg8275_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg8275p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7635_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8550p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8650p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8650q_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2330p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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