Improper access control in Qualcomm IPC
Memory corruption due to improper access control in Qualcomm IPC.
- Published
- Feb 12, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 1th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-284
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.8
- CNA · qualcomm
- 8.4
- 0.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | apq8096au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8096au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8096au |
| qualcomm | aqt1000 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware |
| qualcomm | aqt1000 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:aqt1000 |
| qualcomm | ar9380 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9380_firmware |
| qualcomm | ar9380 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ar9380 |
| qualcomm | csr8811 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr8811_firmware |
| qualcomm | csr8811 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:csr8811 |
| qualcomm | csrb31024 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware |
| qualcomm | csrb31024 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:csrb31024 |
| qualcomm | ipq4018 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4018_firmware |
| qualcomm | ipq4018 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ipq4018 |
and 188 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm apq8096au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ar9380 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csr8811 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csrb31024 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq4018 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq4019 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq4028 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq4029 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq5010 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq5018 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq5028 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq6010 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq6018 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq6028 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq8064 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq8065 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq8068 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq8070 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ipq8070a firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon
- APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR9380, CSR8811, CSRB31024, IPQ4018, IPQ4019, IPQ4028, IPQ4029, IPQ5010, IPQ5018, IPQ5028 … (+28)affected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-14045Possible buffer overflow while processing clientlog and serverlog due to lack of validation of data received in logs in Snapdragon Auto, Sna39Monitor
- CVE-2021-35117An Out of Bounds read may potentially occur while processing an IBSS beacon, in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity36Monitor
- CVE-2020-11126Possible out of bound read while WLAN frame parsing due to lack of check for body and header length in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, 36Monitor
- CVE-2022-33280Access of uninitialized pointer in Bluetooth HOST35Monitor
- CVE-2023-21654Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Audio31Monitor
- CVE-2023-21649Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in WLAN31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-284 · Improper Access ControlCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within ScriptsCAPEC-19likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Logic InsertionCAPEC-441likelihood: Medium · High
- Modification of Windows Service ConfigurationCAPEC-478likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Root CertificateCAPEC-479likelihood: Low · Low
- Intent SpoofCAPEC-502
- WebView ExposureCAPEC-503
- Data Injected During ConfigurationCAPEC-536likelihood: Low · High
- Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant EnvironmentCAPEC-546likelihood: Low · Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- RootkitT1014
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Initialization ScriptsT1037
- Taint shared contentT1080
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Pre-OS Boot:BootkitT1542.003
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch AgentT1543.001
- Create or Modify System Process:Windows ServiceT1543.003
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch DaemonT1543.004
- Event Triggered Execution:Change Default File AssociationT1546.001
- Event Triggered Execution:.bash_profile and .bashrcT1546.004
- Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility FeaturesT1546.008
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer PackagesT1546.016
- Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionT1547
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and ExtensionsT1547.006
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.