High severity · published Dec 10, 2025
CVE-2025-24857
Improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code in Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) before 2017.11 and Qualcomm chips IPQ4019, IPQ5018, IPQ5322, IPQ6018, IPQ8064,…
7.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code in Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) before 2017.11 and Qualcomm chips IPQ4019, IPQ5018, IPQ5322, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, and IPQ9574 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UB
U-boot · Denx
before 2017.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24857
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24857
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-343-01
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