CVE-2025-24857 is an improper access control vulnerability in the Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) before version 2017.11 and several Qualcomm IPQ chips, including IPQ4019, IPQ5018, and IPQ8074. This flaw allows an attacker with physical access to execute arbitrary code due to insufficient protection of volatile memory containing boot code. Rated 7.6 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), it presents a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2017.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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