CVE-2023-21647: Improper Input Validation in Bluetooth HOST
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)
- 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: 0.38% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- 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
Information disclosure in Bluetooth when an GATT packet is received due to improper input validation.
- Published
- Aug 8, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 32th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.5
- CNA · qualcomm
- 6.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | qca6390 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6390 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6390 |
| qualcomm | qca6391 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6391 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6391 |
| qualcomm | qca6426 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6426 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6426 |
| qualcomm | qca6436 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6436 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6436 |
| qualcomm | qca6574au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6574au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574au |
| qualcomm | qca6595au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6595au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6595au |
and 74 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm qca6390 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6391 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6426 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6436 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6574au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6595au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6696 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcc5100 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcn9074 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs410 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs610 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa6145p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa6150p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa6155p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa8145p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa8150p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa8155p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sa8195p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 8 gen1 5g firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd865 5g 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
- QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCC5100, QCN9074, QCS410, QCS610, SA6145P … (+28)affected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-11156u'Buffer over-read issue in Bluetooth estack due to lack of check for invalid length of L2cap packet received from peer device.' in Snapdrag32Monitor
- CVE-2021-30336Possible out of bound read due to lack of domain input validation while processing APK close session request in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon 31Monitor
- CVE-2023-21667Buffer Over-read in Bluetooth HOST26Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-10618Dec 12, 2019 · Driver may access an invalid address while processing IO control due to lack of check of address validation in Snapdragon Connectivity in QC22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2021-30314Jan 13, 2022 · Lack of validation for third party application accessing the service can lead to information disclosure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compu22Monitor
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.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
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.
- 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
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
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.