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CVE-2017-18305: XBL sec mem dump system call allows complete control of EL3 by unlocking all XPUs if enable fuse is not blown in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdrag

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

XBL sec mem dump system call allows complete control of EL3 by unlocking all XPUs if enable fuse is not blown in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 835.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 23, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile
CWE
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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
qualcommmdm9206 firmware
qualcommmdm9206
qualcommmdm9607 firmware
qualcommmdm9607
qualcommmdm9650 firmware
qualcommmdm9650
qualcommsd 210 firmware
qualcommsd 210
qualcommsd 212 firmware
qualcommsd 212
qualcommsd 205 firmware
qualcommsd 205

and 2 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm mdm9206 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9607 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm sd 835 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 Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

    • MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 835affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-14913In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile MDM9206, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 835, SD 845, DDR address input val
    40Plan
  • CVE-2017-14911In Android before 2018-01-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Automobile APQ8096AU, MDM9206, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, SD
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-10541Dereference on uninitialized buffer can happen when parsing FLV clip with corrupted codec specific data in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compu
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-18300Oct 23, 2018 · Secure display content could be accessed by third party trusted application after creating a fault in other trusted applications in Snapdrag
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-18303Oct 23, 2018 · While processing the sensors registry configuration file, if inputs are not validated a buffer overflow will occur in Snapdragon Automobile,
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2018-11305Oct 26, 2018 · When a series of FDAL messages are sent to the modem, a Use After Free condition can occur in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snap
    31Monitor

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

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
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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