# CVE-2026-24088: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Boot

> Attackers can bypass authentication to write to the bootloader partition, enabling unauthorized code execution and privilege escalation on Qualcomm devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** 4409568, A-489081076, ASB-A-489081076, GHSA-frc8-35g4-52pf

## What is CVE-2026-24088?

CVE-2026-24088 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, published on 1 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cryptographic Issue while processing a specific partition which allows unauthorized write access to load a customized bootloader.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24088?

It affects 246 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm G1 Gen 1 Firmware, Qualcomm G2 Gen 1 Firmware, Qualcomm G3x Gen 2 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4029 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware and 226 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-24088?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-24088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Temporary Root Research on Poco M7 Plus (SM6375) via Qualcomm GBL Exploit (CVE-2026-24088) + GhostLock Kernel Analysis (CVE-2026-43499) (github_poc): https://github.com/aniketlab/POCO-M7-Plus-Jailbreak

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware

- [CVE-2022-33279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33279/): Stack based buffer overflow in WLAN (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-25667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25667/): Information disclosure in Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24088 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, published on 1 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24088

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24088/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.