Improper Authorization in WLAN Host
Transient DOS in WLAN Host when a mobile station receives invalid channel in CSA IE while doing channel switch announcement (CSA).
- Published
- Sep 5, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 27th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-285
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · qualcomm
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | aqt1000 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware |
| qualcomm | aqt1000 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:aqt1000 |
| qualcomm | csrb31024 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware |
| qualcomm | csrb31024 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:csrb31024 |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6200 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6200 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200 |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6700 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_firmware |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6700 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700 |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6900 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 6900 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900 |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 7800 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware |
| qualcomm | fastconnect 7800 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800 |
and 132 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csrb31024 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6200 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6700 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6900 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 7800 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qam8255p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qam8295p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6310 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6320 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6420 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6430 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6554a firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6564au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6574 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6574a firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6574au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6584au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6595 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6595au 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
- AQT1000, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6420, QCA6430 … (+28)affected
Same product
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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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-285 · Improper AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-1likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Directory IndexingCAPEC-127likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-17likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data TokensCAPEC-39likelihood: High · Medium
- Bypassing ATA Password SecurityCAPEC-402
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
- Data from Local SystemT1005
- Query RegistryT1012
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Web Session CookieT1550.004
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in RegistryT1552.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Data Manipulation: Transmitted Data ManipulationT1565.002
- Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
- Hijack Execution Flow: ServicesFile Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.