CVE-2020-11126 [Critical] | Out-of-bounds Read in Apq8096au Firmware

Possible out of bound read while WLAN frame parsing due to lack of check for body and header length in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-04-19	0.37%	0.29%	-0.08%
2	2025-03-30	0.76%	0.37%	-0.40%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.76%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-04-19

0.37%

0.29%

-0.08%

2025-03-30

0.76%

0.37%

-0.40%

2025-03-29

—

0.76%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.1	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.2	[email protected]
9.4	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	10.0	9.2	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.1

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.2

[email protected]

9.4

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

10.0

9.2

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11126

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8096au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8031_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csr8811_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr8811_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4029_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4029_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6005_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6005_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8069_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8069_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8173_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8173_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8174_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8174_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm3003a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm3003a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm4125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm4125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm456_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm456_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7250b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7250b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8005_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8005_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8008_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8008_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350bh_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350bh_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8996_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8996_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmc1000h_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmc1000h_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmc7180_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmc7180_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-11126

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/january-2021-bulletin	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-11126

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11126

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11126

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11126

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11126

References for CVE-2020-11126