XPU Master privilege escalation is possible due to improper access control of unused configuration xPU ports where unused configuration…

Description

XPU Master privilege escalation is possible due to improper access control of unused configuration xPU ports where unused configuration ports are open in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.21% · top 89% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Improper access control of unused configuration xPU ports

Affected products

• Qualcomm, Inc. · Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

  • affected MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016

References (1)

• https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 21:20 UTC.