CVE-2025-21480
Published 2025-06-03 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@qualcomm.com
Summary
CVE-2025-21480 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 3, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 24, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Qualcomm has 12 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 12 known-exploited Qualcomm vulnerabilities →Description
Memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU micronode while executing specific sequence of commands.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Qualcomm — Multiple Chipsets
Name: Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-06-03 · Due: 2025-06-24
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.