CVE-2026-25261: Qualcomm rear sensor driver memory corruption in IOCTL handling
CVE-2026-25261 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.7 · Published 2026-09-17
A Qualcomm rear sensor driver component contains a memory corruption vulnerability in IOCTL (input/output control) call processing. An attacker with local access to the device could potentially exploit this flaw to cause a system crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, compromising device availability and security.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-25261 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-25261?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 17 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Qualcomm rear sensor driver.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-25261?
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.
How is CVE-2026-25261 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-25261?
Check whether you run Qualcomm Cologne, Qualcomm Cologne Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 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.
Technical details
This vulnerability is a memory corruption issue triggered during the processing of IOCTL calls to the rear sensor driver. The exact root cause is not detailed in the available references, but the vulnerability requires local access to the affected device to trigger. An attacker could craft malicious IOCTL requests to corrupt memory and potentially achieve denial of service or privilege escalation. No information on patch availability is confirmed in the provided advisory excerpts.