CVE-2021-30266 [Medium] | Use-After-Free in Apq8009 Firmware

Possible use after free due to improper memory validation when initializing new interface via Interface add command in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon 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	2026-06-15	0.05%	0.17%	+0.12%
2	2025-09-08	0.10%	0.05%	-0.06%
3	2025-09-06	—	0.10%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.05%

0.17%

+0.12%

2025-09-08

0.10%

0.05%

-0.06%

2025-09-06

—

0.10%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.7	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. 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.	0.8	5.9	[email protected]
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` 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:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.7

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.

0.8

5.9

[email protected]

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30266

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
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	csrb31024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4019_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4019_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	ipq8065_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8065_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8068_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8068_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	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8953_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4024_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	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6428_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6428_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6438_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6438_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	qca6584au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6694_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6694_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca7500_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca7500_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8075_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8075_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9367_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9531_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9531_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9558_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9558_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9561_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9561_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9563_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9563_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9880_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9880_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9882_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9882_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9886_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9886_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9887_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9887_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2021-30266

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

URL

CVE-2021-30266

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30266

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30266

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-30266

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30266

References for CVE-2021-30266