CVE-2025-27038: Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Jun 2025, the same day the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.1%
EPSS score, percentile 66.5 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.5 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
Required action (CISA), due 24 Jun 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected: AR8031; CSRA6620; CSRA6640; FastConnect 7800; QCA2066; QCA6391; QCM6125; QCM8550; QCN9011; QCN9012; QCS6125; QCS8550
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 24 June 2025.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27038
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | AR8031 |
| Affected | CSRA6620 |
| Affected | CSRA6640 |
| Affected | FastConnect 7800 |
| Affected | QCA2066 |
| Affected | QCA6391 |
| Affected | QCM6125 |
| Affected | QCM8550 |
| Affected | QCN9011 |
| Affected | QCN9012 |
| Affected | QCS6125 |
| Affected | QCS8550 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
And 32 more version entries in the CVE record.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability. This vulnerability allows for memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2025-27038 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 3 Jun 2025.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 24 Jun 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 3 Jun 2025, the same day it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.1% (percentile 66.5), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Use After Free in Graphics
Memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | CVE record published |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 24 Jun 2025 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 26 Feb 2026 | CVE record last updated |
References
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