CVE-2021-30261

Possible integer and heap overflow due to lack of input command size validation while handling beacon template update command from HLOS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Published: 2021-09-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-30261 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30261

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.03% 0.16% +0.12%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.03% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.07%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30261

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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: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: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.
2.5 5.9 [email protected]
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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-30261

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30261

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm apq8009_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8009w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8017_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8037_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8053_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8084_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8084_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8096au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar6003_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar6003_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csr6030_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr6030_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csrb31024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8207_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8215m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8615m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8615m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9150_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9205_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9206_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9207_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9230_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9230_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9310_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9330_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9330_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9607_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9615_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9615_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9615m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9615m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9625_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9628_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9630_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9635m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9645_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9645_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9655_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9655_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8108_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8208_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8208_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8209_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8608_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8917_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8920_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8920_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8937_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8937_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8940_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8940_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8953_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8976_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8976sg_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976sg_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca1990_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1990_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4004_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174_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 qca6574_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6584_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6584au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6694_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6694_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6694au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6694au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6696_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9367_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9379_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-30261

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