CVE-2025-21450 [Critical] | Authentication Bypass in Ar8035 Firmware

CVE-2025-21450 is rated Moderate Risk (51.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-04	0.05%	0.20%	+0.15%
2	2026-03-24	0.03%	0.05%	+0.02%
3	2025-07-09	—	0.03%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-04

0.05%

0.20%

+0.15%

2026-03-24

0.03%

0.05%

+0.02%

2025-07-09

—

0.03%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.1	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	5.2	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.1

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

5.2

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-21450

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_7800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9378_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9378_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9390_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9390_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9395_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9395_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3950_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3980_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3980_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3988_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3988_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6450_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6450_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6755_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6755_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7860_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7860_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7861_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7861_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7880_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7880_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7881_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7881_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8810_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8815_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8832_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8832_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8840_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8840_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8845_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8845_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8845h_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8845h_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6584au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6678aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6678aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6688aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6688aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6698aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6698au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6797aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6797aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm5430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm5430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6224_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6224_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6274_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6274_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9011_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9012_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs5430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs5430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qep8111_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qep8111_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qfw7114_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7114_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qfw7124_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7124_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx61_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx61_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx80m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx80m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sg8275p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg8275p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm4635_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4635_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6370_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6650p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6650p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7325p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7325p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7635_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7635_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7635p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7635p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7675p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8635_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8635p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8650q_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8650q_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8750_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8750p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750p_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2025-21450

URL	Tags
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/july-2025-bulletin.html	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2025-21450 | Improper Authentication in GPS_GNSS

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-21450

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-21450

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-21450

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-21450

References for CVE-2025-21450