Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-21367

Memory Safety in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware

Published
06 April 2026
Modified
08 April 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0020 11th percentile
Risk Priority 50 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-21367 is a high-severity Buffer Over-read (CWE-126) vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked at the 11th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-21367 is a vulnerability that triggers a transient denial-of-service (DoS) condition when processing nonstandard FILS Discovery Frames containing out-of-range action sizes during initial scans. The issue stems from CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read) and affects Qualcomm products, as documented in their security bulletin.

Exploitation is possible over the network (AV:N) but demands high attack complexity (AC:H), high privileges (PR:H), and user interaction (UI:R). A successful attack changes scope (S:C) and achieves high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), with an overall CVSS 3.1 score of 7.6.

Mitigation details are provided in the Qualcomm April 2026 security bulletin available at https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/april-2026-bulletin.html.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Transient DOS when processing nonstandard FILS Discovery Frames with out-of-range action sizes during initial scans.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2023-28553Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035
CVE-2026-25288Same product: Qualcomm Cologne
CVE-2025-21434Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035

Affected Assets

qualcomm
ar8035 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
cologne firmware
all versions
qualcomm
csr8811 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6200 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6700 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6900 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 7800 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fwa gen 3 ultra firmware
all versions
qualcomm
g2 gen 1 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
immersive home 214 platform firmware
all versions
+140 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation (static analysis, fuzzing, bounds checking tests) directly finds buffer over-read flaws.

Engineering principles such as memory-safe design and bounds-checked abstractions structurally stop introduction of out-of-bounds reads.

Process isolation limits the blast radius of an over-read to the compromised domain.

Input validation enforces length and index constraints that prevent many externally triggered over-reads.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly prevent introduction of buffer over-read weaknesses.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover buffer over-read flaws via scanning or review.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software removes known instances of buffer over-read bugs.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect buffer over-reads before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and bounds checking that can prevent buffer over-reads.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and bounds-checking rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and bounds-checking design choices.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require bounds-checked buffer access, mitigating over-reads.

References