How severe is CVE-2026-25261?

CVE-2026-25261 has a CVSS score of 6.7/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-25261?

CVE-2026-25261 affects the following products: qualcomm cologne firmware, qualcomm fastconnect 6700 firmware, qualcomm fastconnect 6900 firmware, qualcomm fastconnect 7800 firmware, qualcomm iqx5121 firmware, qualcomm iqx7181 firmware, qualcomm qca0000 firmware, qualcomm qcm5430 firmware, and 16 more.

How do I patch CVE-2026-25261?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2026-25261 yet — track the qualcomm cologne firmware advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2026-25261 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every qualcomm cologne firmware deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-25261 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2026-25261 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-25261 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-25261?

CVE-2026-25261 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.1%, placing it in the 0th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-25261?

CVE-2026-25261 is classified as CWE-822 (CWE-822). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2026-25261?

CVE-2026-25261 affects qualcomm cologne firmware; qualcomm fastconnect 6700 firmware; qualcomm fastconnect 6900 firmware; qualcomm fastconnect 7800 firmware, and 20 more product(s). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

When was CVE-2026-25261 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-25261 was published on September 17, 2026 and was last updated on September 22, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2026-25261 — Cologne Firmware

MEDIUM

CVE-2026-25261 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.7) CWE-822 vulnerability in qualcomm cologne firmware. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

Memory corruption while processing rear sensor IOCTL calls.

Published

Sep 17, 2026

Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Affected

24 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 11, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-25261.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs0th percentile — riskier than 0% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2026-25261 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

Memory corruption while processing rear sensor IOCTL calls.

Affected Products

24 products · 24 configurations

cologne firmwarequalcomm

all

fastconnect 6700 firmwarequalcomm

all

fastconnect 6900 firmwarequalcomm

all

fastconnect 7800 firmwarequalcomm

all

iqx5121 firmwarequalcomm

all

iqx7181 firmwarequalcomm

all

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance

Detect
Inventory every qualcomm cologne firmware deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2026-25261 yet — track the qualcomm cologne firmware advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Memory corruption while processing rear sensor IOCTL calls.

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CVE-2026-25261 — Cologne Firmware

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Description

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Remediation status

Mitigate without a patch

Frequently Asked Questions

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