Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by qualcomm

CVE-2026-25265Creation of Temporary File with Insecure Permissions in Qualcomm Software Center

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Snapdragon from Qualcomm, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Privilege escalation due to weak configuration while temporary file handling.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon QSCv1.17.1QSCv1.19.1QSCv1.21.0QSCv1.22.1QSCv1.25.1QSCv1.26.0 on Windows

Weakness: CWE-378 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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