CVE-2026-25259
Published: 01 June 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-25259 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Qualcomm Cologne Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 2.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-33824
Vulnerability details
Memory corruption while processing multiple IOCTL command for escape operations.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Memory corruption via IOCTLs enabling kernel-level code execution for privilege escalation or VM/container escape.
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.