Is CVE-2026-21385 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-21385 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed.

Can CVE-2026-21385 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2026-21385 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-21385?

CVE-2026-21385 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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CVE-2026-21385

CWE-190Published: March 2, 2026· Updated: Mar 4, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:70.5th

Official Description

Memory corruption while using alignments for memory allocation.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-21385 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CISA has added CVE-2026-21385 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. U.S. federal agencies are required to patch this within the mandated timeframe, and all organizations should treat remediation as urgent.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.Low

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

Qualcomm474 products

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Source: NVD CPE · 474 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONConfirmed exploitation in the wild

Exploit-DB

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

PacketStorm

Security advisories & exploits

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/march-2026-bulletin.html

ADVISORYhttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-03-01

News & Research Mentioning CVE-2026-21385

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA Alerts· Mar 3, 2026

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-21385 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2026-22719 Broadcom VMware Aria Operations Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to [xlite_meta score:51 src:CISA Alerts xlite_fp:32b5bedd7e6bf39d22e9734814d8743122d8c2f91d1ce220abff4089a8d644bd]

Google Confirms CVE-2026-21385 in Qualcomm Android Component Exploited

The Hacker News· Mar 3, 2026

Google on Monday disclosed that a high-severity security flaw impacting an open-source Qualcomm component used in Android devices has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21385 (CVSS score: 7.8), a buffer over-read in the Graphics component. "Memory corruption when adding user-supplied data without checking available buffer space," Qualcomm said in an advisory, [xlite_meta score:53 src:The Hacker News xlite_fp:fab28c7810be80cbcd6ecf0593168e6e8cc61f9b259c4d5ac1c06abdef9e7566]