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CVE-2025-59606

High

CWE-476 — Weakness Type

                    Published: Jun 1, 2026                      ·  Modified: Jun 8, 2026                      ·  Source: NVD                

CVSS v3

7.8

🔗 NVD Official

📄 Description (English)

Memory Corruption when writing to invalid memory locations occurs due to heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2025-59606 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) affecting multiple Qualcomm wireless and audio chipset firmware versions. The vulnerability occurs due to heap memory exhaustion during secure data initialization, allowing attackers to write to invalid memory locations and potentially achieve code execution or denial of service. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls and firmware monitoring.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 6, 2026 12:33

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment

This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi telecommunications infrastructure (STC, Mobily, Zain) utilizing Qualcomm FastConnect 6200 and WSA series chipsets in network equipment and mobile devices. Banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) faces risk through compromised mobile banking applications and secure communication channels. Government entities and critical infrastructure operators using affected Qualcomm chipsets in IoT and wireless systems are at elevated risk. Healthcare sector (MOH facilities) relying on wireless medical devices with these chipsets could experience service disruption. Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) utilizing industrial IoT with affected Qualcomm components requires immediate assessment.

🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors

Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated) Government and Public Administration Healthcare (MOH) Energy and Utilities (ARAMCO, SEC) Critical Infrastructure IoT and Smart Devices

🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1499 - Denial of Service T1499.004 - Application Exhaustion Flood T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution T1055 - Process Injection T1547 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)

7.8

/ 10.0

🔧 Remediation Steps (English)

IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:

1. Inventory all devices and systems using affected Qualcomm firmware (Cologne, CQ7790, CQ8725S, CQ8750M, FastConnect 6200, WSA8840/8845/8845H/8850/8850W)

2. Isolate or restrict network access to devices with affected firmware until patches are available

3. Monitor for suspicious memory access patterns and system crashes indicating exploitation attempts

4. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised devices

COMPENSATING CONTROLS:

5. Deploy enhanced monitoring on wireless access points and audio devices for abnormal behavior

6. Implement strict access controls to secure data initialization processes

7. Enable memory protection features (ASLR, DEP/NX) where supported by firmware

8. Restrict firmware update mechanisms to authenticated channels only

9. Monitor heap memory usage patterns for exhaustion indicators

DETECTION RULES:

10. Alert on repeated memory allocation failures followed by system crashes

11. Monitor for unexpected process termination in secure initialization routines

12. Track firmware version compliance across all Qualcomm devices

13. Implement IDS signatures for heap overflow exploitation attempts

14. Log all firmware update attempts and validate against known vulnerable versions

PATCHING STRATEGY:

15. Subscribe to Qualcomm security advisories for patch availability

16. Establish firmware update testing procedures before deployment

17. Maintain rollback procedures for failed firmware updates

🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)

الإجراءات الفورية:

1. حصر جميع الأجهزة والأنظمة التي تستخدم برامج Qualcomm الثابتة المتأثرة (Cologne, CQ7790, CQ8725S, CQ8750M, FastConnect 6200, WSA8840/8845/8845H/8850/8850W)

2. عزل أو تقييد الوصول إلى الشبكة للأجهزة ذات البرامج الثابتة المتأثرة حتى توفر التصحيحات

3. مراقبة محاولات الوصول إلى الذاكرة المريبة وأعطال النظام التي تشير إلى محاولات الاستغلال

4. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتحديد الحركة الجانبية من الأجهزة المخترقة

الضوابط التعويضية:

5. نشر المراقبة المحسنة على نقاط الوصول اللاسلكية والأجهزة الصوتية للسلوك غير الطبيعي

6. تنفيذ ضوابط وصول صارمة لعمليات تهيئة البيانات الآمنة

7. تفعيل ميزات حماية الذاكرة (ASLR, DEP/NX) حيث يدعمها البرنامج الثابت

8. تقييد آليات تحديث البرنامج الثابت على القنوات المصرح بها فقط

9. مراقبة أنماط استخدام ذاكرة الكومة لمؤشرات الاستنزاف

قواعد الكشف:

10. تنبيهات على فشل تخصيص الذاكرة المتكرر متبوعاً بأعطال النظام

11. مراقبة إنهاء العملية غير المتوقع في روتينات التهيئة الآمنة

12. تتبع توافق إصدار البرنامج الثابت عبر جميع أجهزة Qualcomm

13. تنفيذ توقيعات IDS لمحاولات استغلال تجاوز الكومة

14. تسجيل جميع محاولات تحديث البرنامج الثابت والتحقق من الإصدارات المعروفة المتأثرة

استراتيجية التصحيح:

15. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان Qualcomm لتوفر التصحيحات

16. إنشاء إجراءات اختبار تحديث البرنامج الثابت قبل النشر

17. الحفاظ على إجراءات التراجع عن تحديثات البرنامج الثابت الفاشلة

📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping

🟢 NCA ECC 2024

A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures A.8.1.1 - User Access Management A.12.2.1 - Change Management A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Secure Development Policy

🔵 SAMA CSF

ID.RA-1 - Asset Management and Inventory PR.DS-1 - Data Security and Protection PR.PT-1 - Protection Technology and Tools DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis RS.RP-1 - Response Planning

🟡 ISO 27001:2022

A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures A.8.1.1 - User access management A.5.1.1 - Information security policies

🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1

6.2 - Security patches and updates 6.3.1 - Vulnerability scanning 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning procedures

🔗 References & Sources 1

🔗

https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/june-2026-bulletin.html

product-security@qualcomm.com

Vendor Advisory

📦 Affected Products / CPE 50 entries

qualcomm:cologne_firmware:-

qualcomm:cq7790_firmware:-

qualcomm:cq8725s_firmware:-

qualcomm:cq8750m_firmware:-

qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8840_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8845_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8845h_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8850_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8850w_firmware:-

qualcomm:wsa8855c_firmware:-

qualcomm:x2000077_firmware:-

qualcomm:x2000086_firmware:-

qualcomm:x2000090_firmware:-

qualcomm:x2000092_firmware:-

qualcomm:x2000094_firmware:-

qualcomm:xg101002_firmware:-

qualcomm:xg101032_firmware:-

qualcomm:xg101039_firmware:-

qualcomm:xrv7209_firmware:-

qualcomm:xrv9209_firmware:-

qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_firmware:-

qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-

qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-

qualcomm:g2_gen_1_firmware:-

qualcomm:iq-615_firmware:-

qualcomm:iq-8275_firmware:-

qualcomm:iq-9075_firmware:-

qualcomm:lemans_au_lgit_firmware:-

qualcomm:lemansau_firmware:-

qualcomm:molokai_firmware:-

qualcomm:monaco_iot_firmware:-

qualcomm:netrani_firmware:-

qualcomm:orne_firmware:-

qualcomm:palawan25_firmware:-

qualcomm:pandeiro_firmware:-

qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-

qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-

qualcomm:qam8397p_firmware:-

qualcomm:qam8620p_firmware:-

qualcomm:qam8797p_firmware:-

qualcomm:qamsrv1h_firmware:-

qualcomm:qamsrv1m_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6574_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6678aq_firmware:-

qualcomm:qca6688aq_firmware:-

📊 CVSS Score

7.8

/ 10.0 — High

📊 CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorL — Low / Local

Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local

Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local

User InteractionN — None / Network

ScopeU — Unchanged

ConfidentialityH — High

IntegrityH — High

AvailabilityH — High

📋 Quick Facts

Severity High

CVSS Score7.8

CWECWE-476

EPSS0.01%

Exploit No

Patch ✗ No

Published 2026-06-01

Source Feed nvd

🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score

7.8

/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk

Priority: HIGH

🏷️ Tags

CWE-476

🏢 Vendor Advisories

🔗 https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/se...

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