Aqt1000 FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2025-47387

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Memory Corruption when processing IOCTLs for JPEG data without verification.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A driver or kernel component processes IOCTL requests containing JPEG image data without validating the size, format, or contents of the data first. This allows an attacker to send specially crafted IOCTL requests with malformed JPEG data that can corrupt memory, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

MitigationImplement comprehensive input validation and bounds checking for all JPEG data received through IOCTL handlers. Verify data size, validate JPEG structure integrity, and ensure proper memory allocation before processing.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Aqt1000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6200 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6700 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6800 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6900 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 7800 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca6391 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca6420 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Qualcomm wireless components
    Run commands such as 'lspci -v' or 'lsusb' to list installed wireless adapters, or check system information for Qualcomm Aqt1000, Fastconnect, Qca6391, or Qca6420 modules
    Affected if Any of the listed Qualcomm firmware components (Aqt1000, Fastconnect 6200/6700/6800/6900/7800, Qca6391, Qca6420) are present in the system
  2. Determine firmware version of Qualcomm component
    Use vendor-specific tools (such as 'iw list', 'ath11k-firmware-reader', or firmware analysis tools) to query the installed firmware version of the identified Qualcomm component
    Affected if The firmware version matches any of the affected products (all versions of the listed products are affected)
  3. Verify JPEG IOCTL handler presence
    Examine driver or kernel module files for IOCTL handlers that process JPEG image data (search for IOCTL code definitions handling JPEG or image data)
    Affected if An IOCTL handler exists that accepts JPEG data without validated size or format checks
  4. Check IOCTL interface accessibility
    Review system permissions and access controls for the IOCTL interface; determine if unprivileged users or external attackers can send requests to the JPEG-handling IOCTL
    Affected if The IOCTL interface is exposed and accessible without sufficient privilege restrictions or authentication
  5. Monitor for malformed JPEG IOCTL requests
    Enable kernel debugging or driver logging; inspect system or kernel logs for any IOCTL requests containing JPEG data that trigger errors, crashes, or memory corruption indicators
    Affected if Any malformed JPEG IOCTL requests are being processed by the driver, indicating the vulnerability is being triggered

If any Qualcomm Aqt1000, Fastconnect, or Qca firmware component with an exposed JPEG-processing IOCTL handler is present, the system is likely affected since all versions of these products are vulnerable.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement comprehensive input validation and bounds checking for all JPEG data received through IOCTL handlers. Verify data size, validate JPEG structure integrity, and ensure proper memory allocation before processing.

Fix this in Aqt1000 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $7,120
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