CVE-2025-47319

6.7 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability exposes internal Trusted Application (TA) communication APIs to the High-Level Operating System (HLOS), allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information exchanged between TAs. It affects Qualcomm chipsets in mobile devices and IoT systems where these APIs are improperly exposed.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Qualcomm chipsets with TrustZone technology
Versions: Specific versions not publicly detailed in bulletin
Operating Systems: Android, Linux-based IoT systems
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects devices using Qualcomm's Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) implementation. Requires specific chipset models and firmware versions.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete compromise of secure enclave communications, leading to exposure of cryptographic keys, biometric data, payment credentials, and other sensitive information protected by TrustZone.

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Likely Case

Information disclosure of sensitive data from one or more TAs, potentially including authentication tokens, device identifiers, or protected app data.

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If Mitigated

Limited information exposure with proper access controls and monitoring, potentially revealing only non-critical metadata.

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires local access and knowledge of TA communication protocols. No public exploit code available as of advisory publication.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Refer to December 2025 Qualcomm security bulletin for specific chipset firmware updates

Vendor Advisory: https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/december-2025-bulletin.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Check device manufacturer for firmware updates. 2. Apply Qualcomm-provided patches through OEM updates. 3. Reboot device after update installation.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Restrict TA communication permissions

all

Configure TrustZone policies to limit which HLOS components can access TA communication APIs

Disable unnecessary TAs

all

Remove or disable Trusted Applications that don't require HLOS interaction

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict access controls on devices with vulnerable chipsets
  • Monitor for unusual TA communication patterns and implement application whitelisting

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check device firmware version against Qualcomm security bulletin. Use 'getprop ro.bootloader' on Android devices to check bootloader version.

Check Version:

adb shell getprop ro.bootloader (for Android devices)

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify firmware version has been updated to patched version specified in Qualcomm advisory. Check that TA communication APIs are no longer exposed to HLOS.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual TrustZone API calls from HLOS processes
  • TA communication errors or access violations

Network Indicators:

  • Not applicable - local vulnerability only

SIEM Query:

process:trustzone_api_access AND result:failure OR process:tee_communication AND source:untrusted_zone

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