CVE-2021-1979 [High] | Out-of-bounds Write in Aqt1000 Firmware

CVE-2021-1979 is rated Low Risk (32.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.03%	0.15%	+0.12%
2	2025-03-30	0.07%	0.03%	-0.03%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.07%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.03%

0.15%

+0.12%

2025-03-30

0.07%

0.03%

-0.03%

2025-03-29

—

0.07%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. 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:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. 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:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
7.2	2.0	HIGH	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. 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:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	3.9	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

7.2

2.0

HIGH

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

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
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:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

3.9

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-1979

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csrb31024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fsm10055_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10055_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fsm10056_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9150_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6310_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6320_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6320_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6390_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6420_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6421_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6421_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6431_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6431_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6574au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6584au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs603_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs603_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcx315_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcx315_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qsm8350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa415m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa415m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa515m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa515m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sc8180x\+sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x\+sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_455_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_455_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_636_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_636_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8cx_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd480_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd480_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd665_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd665_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd670_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd670_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd678_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd678_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd690_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd690_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd712_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd712_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd720g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd720g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd730_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd730_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd750g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd750g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd765_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd765_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd765g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd765g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd768g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd768g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd778g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd778g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd780g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd780g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd7c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd7c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd835_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd845_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd845_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd850_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd865_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd870_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd870_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd888_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd888_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm630_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx12_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx12_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx20_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx24_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx24_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx50m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx50m_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2021-1979

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

URL

CVE-2021-1979

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-1979

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-1979

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-1979

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-1979

References for CVE-2021-1979