# CVE-2025-52909: An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1280…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-52909-an-issue-was-discovered-in-the-wi-fi-driver-in-samsung-mobile  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-52909 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-04-07

An issue was discovered in the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Incorrect Handling of the NL80211 vendor command leads to a buffer overflow via a certain ioctl message, issue 2 of 2.

Technologies: [Samsung Exynos 1280](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1280), [Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1280-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 1330](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1330), [Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1330-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 1380](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1380), [Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1380-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 1480](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1480), [Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1480-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 1580](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1580), [Samsung Exynos 1580 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-1580-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 850](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-850), [Samsung Exynos 850 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-850-firmware), [Samsung Exynos 980](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-980), [Samsung Exynos 980 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-980-firmware), [Samsung Exynos W1000](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w1000), [Samsung Exynos W1000 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w1000-firmware), [Samsung Exynos W920](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w920), [Samsung Exynos W920 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w920-firmware), [Samsung Exynos W930](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w930), [Samsung Exynos W930 Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exynos-w930-firmware). Vendors: [Samsung](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/samsung).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-52909 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-52909 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-52909?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 7 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Samsung Exynos 1280, Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1330, Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware and 16 more. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-52909?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-52909?** Check whether you run Samsung Exynos 1280, Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1330 or one of the others listed. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Samsung Exynos 1280
- Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 1330
- Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 1380
- Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 1480
- Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 1580
- Samsung Exynos 1580 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 850
- Samsung Exynos 850 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos 980
- Samsung Exynos 980 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos W1000
- Samsung Exynos W1000 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos W920
- Samsung Exynos W920 Firmware
- Samsung Exynos W930
- Samsung Exynos W930 Firmware

## Related threats

- [Samsung Exynos denial of service in Shannon SM Task](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-37366-samsung-exynos-denial-of-service-in-shannon-sm-task)
- [Samsung Exynos 5G baseband NULL pointer dereference in RRC Reconfiguration](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33970-samsung-exynos-5g-baseband-null-pointer-dereference-in-rrc)
- [Samsung Exynos camera driver TOCTOU race condition](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33968-samsung-exynos-camera-driver-toctou-race-condition)
- [Samsung Exynos camera driver out-of-bounds array access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33967-samsung-exynos-camera-driver-out-of-bounds-array-access)
- [Samsung Exynos camera driver information leak via debug code](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33966-samsung-exynos-camera-driver-information-leak-via-debug-code)