CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2020-3657

Apq8009 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
28.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
u'Remote code execution can happen by sending a carefully crafted POST query when Device configuration is accessed from a tethered client through webserver due to lack of array bound check.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, QCA6574AU, QCS405, QCS610, QRB5165, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM8250
Affected vendor
Qualcomm
Affected product
Apq8009 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow
Published
2020-11-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 28.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-3657

  • Confirm whether Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-3657.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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