# CVE-2025-27038 — Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon

**CISA KEV**

> As of 2026-02-26, CVE-2025-27038 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 1.0% (64.2th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-03), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2025-06-24. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2025-27038, most recently “APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) watering holes target iOS and Android devices with n-day exploit chains (DarkSword, AndroSnitch)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-02-26

## What is CVE-2025-27038?

Memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.

The record classifies CVE-2025-27038 under weakness class [CWE-416](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-416). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 519 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.2% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Listed since 2025-06-03, federal remediation deadline 2025-06-24
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- **Published:** 2025-06-03, last modified 2026-02-26

## Is CVE-2025-27038 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2025-27038 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-06-03, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2025-06-24 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-27038 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 39 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2025/CVE-2025-27038.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- [Qualcomm, Inc.](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/qualcomm): Snapdragon

## How to fix CVE-2025-27038

Vendor advisory: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html). Because CVE-2025-27038 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2025-06-24. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-27038

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2025-27038, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) watering holes target iOS and Android devices with n-day exploit chains (DarkSword, AndroSnitch)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-5214) — HIGH · 2026-11-04

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-11-04. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [docs.qualcomm.com](https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2025-bulletin.html)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-27038
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