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Vulnerability · 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, IP

Published Dec 10, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 23, 2025 · Improper access control for

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-24857. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Improper access control for is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Improper access control for).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

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.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-24857

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-24857. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Improper access control for is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Dec 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-24857

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-24857

    30-day exploitation probability 0.27%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-202621

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 27, 2026