CVE-2025-21465 Out-of-bounds Read in Core

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to disclose sensitive information when processing malicious MBN files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-21465?

CVE-2025-21465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 6 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Information disclosure while processing the hash segment in an MBN file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21465?

It affects 349 products.

Products include Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware and 343 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-21465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-956w-8xxp-mq5x.

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