Resource exhaustion in Qualcomm Cologne Firmware
CVE-2026-25281
Transient DOS when processing large or numerous request buffers without sufficient memory allocation validation.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Qualcomm Cologne Firmware
- Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Firmware
- Qualcomm Wcd9378c Firmware
- Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware
- Qualcomm Wsa8845 Firmware
- Qualcomm Wsa8845h Firmware
- Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon — versions Cologne, FastConnect 7800, Snapdragon X2 Elite
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-25281?
- CVE-2026-25281 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Cologne Firmware, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-25281?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.