CVE-2026-25281 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in OOBM
Attackers can cause transient denial of service in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware by sending large or numerous request buffers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-25281?
CVE-2026-25281 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Cologne Firmware, published on 17 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without sufficient memory allocation validation.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25281?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Qualcomm Cologne Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9378c Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8845 Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-25281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Cologne Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jcr-g5h3-j6gr.