CVE-2026-24090 | Missing Authentication for Critical Function in HLOS

Cryptographic issue while processing partition table entries allows unauthorized modification of boot flow.

Published: 2026-06-01 Last update: 2026-06-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-24090 is rated Low Risk (28.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-24090

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.06% +0.05%
2 2026-06-02 0.01%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-24090

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-24090

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-24090

GHSA-q684-mwhh-phmm · Severity: high — Cryptographic issue while processing partition table entries allows unauthorized modification of...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-24090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm ar8031_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8035_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm cologne_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:cologne_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm cq7790_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:cq7790_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm cq8725s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:cq8725s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm6850_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7435_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7435_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7435p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7435p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7525_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7525_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7550_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7550p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7550p_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 sm8550p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8550p_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 sm8735p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8735p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8750p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8845p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8845p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm smart_audio_400_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:smart_audio_400_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_4_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480\+_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480\+_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_6_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_6_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_6_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_6_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_6_gen_4_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_6_gen_4_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_695_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_695_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_7_gen_4_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_7_gen_4_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_7s_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_7s_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_elite_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_elite_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_elite_gen_5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_elite_gen_5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_ar1_gen_1_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_ar1_gen_1_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_ar1\+_gen_1_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_ar1\+_gen_1_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_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 wsa8850_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wsa8850w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8850w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wsa8855c_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8855c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm x1e80100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:x1e80100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm xrv7209_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:xrv7209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm xrv9209_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:xrv9209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm cq8750m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:cq8750m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6620_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_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 flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fwa_gen_3_ultra_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fwa_gen_3_ultra_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fwa_gen_5_elite_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fwa_gen_5_elite_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm g1_gen_1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:g1_gen_1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm g2_gen_1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:g2_gen_1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm g3x_gen_2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:g3x_gen_2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm iq-9075_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:iq-9075_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm kalpeni_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:kalpeni_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm kobuk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:kobuk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm lemans_au_lgit_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:lemans_au_lgit_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm lemansau_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:lemansau_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm milos_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:milos_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm milos_iot_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:milos_iot_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm molokai_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:molokai_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm netrani_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:netrani_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm orne_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:orne_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-24090

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