Cologne FirmwareOperating system · Qualcomm

CVE-2025-59613

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-01
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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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 output buffer size is smaller than input buffer size during data copying operation.

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 buffer overflow vulnerability exists where data is copied from an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying the output buffer is large enough to hold the input data. This can cause memory corruption by writing beyond the allocated output buffer boundaries, potentially leading to crashes or code execution in some contexts.

MitigationImplement explicit bounds checking to ensure the destination buffer is at least as large as the source before copying data, or use safe memory copy functions that automatically handle size mismatches.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Cologne FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6700 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 6900 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Fastconnect 7800 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Iqx5121 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Iqx7181 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qca0000 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Qcm5430 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 or Fastconnect components
    Check system information, device manager, or firmware inventory for Qualcomm wireless adapters, network cards, or Fastconnect software. Look for devices with names containing 'Qualcomm', 'Fastconnect', 'Cologne', 'Iqx', 'Qca', or 'Qcm'.
    Affected if Any of the following products are present: Qualcomm Cologne, Fastconnect 6700/6900/7800, Iqx5121, Iqx7181, Qca0000, or Qcm5430 firmware.
  2. Determine firmware version of Qualcomm component
    Use the vendor-provided tool (often called 'QCA', 'Qualcomm Firmware Tool', or device-specific firmware utility) to query the installed firmware version. This may be accessible via command line like 'firmware-tool --version' or through the device properties in system settings.
    Affected if The firmware version matches any of the listed product names (all versions of these products are affected).
  3. Check for wireless/Fastconnect service or driver
    List running services or installed drivers related to Qualcomm wireless. On Linux, check 'lsmod' for wireless kernel modules and 'rfkill list' for wireless devices. On Windows, check Device Manager under Network Adapters.
    Affected if A Qualcomm wireless service, driver, or firmware component is active and matches the affected product list.
  4. Verify wireless data path is accessible
    The vulnerability triggers when data is copied from input to output buffer. Check if the wireless interface is configured and active (can transmit/receive packets), as this enables the vulnerable code path.
    Affected if The Qualcomm wireless interface is enabled and capable of network communication.

If any Qualcomm Cologne, Fastconnect 6700/6900/7800, Iqx5121, Iqx7181, Qca0000, or Qcm5430 firmware is present and active, the environment is affected since all versions of these products contain the buffer size validation flaw.

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 explicit bounds checking to ensure the destination buffer is at least as large as the source before copying data, or use safe memory copy functions that automatically handle size mismatches.

Fix this in Cologne Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,680
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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