Qualcomm Bootloader Crypto Flaw Lets Unauthorized Boot Flow Change
CVE-2026-24090 Published on June 1, 2026

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in HLOS
Cryptographic issue while processing partition table entries allows unauthorized modification of boot flow.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-24090 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:

LOCAL

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

LOW

User Interaction:

NONE

Scope:

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact:

HIGH

Integrity Impact:

HIGH

Availability Impact:

NONE

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Products Associated with CVE-2026-24090

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Qualcomm Snapdragon

Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.06%

Percentile

0.01%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.