CVE-2021-30270

Possible null pointer dereference in thread profile trap handler due to lack of thread ID validation before dereferencing it in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Published: 2022-01-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-30270 is rated Low Risk (30.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30270

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% 0.15% +0.12%
2 2025-05-12 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-03-17 0.05%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30270

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.5 4.7 [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-2021-30270

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30270

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm apq8009w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8017_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8064au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8096au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar6003_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar6003_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8031_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8035_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_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 fsm10055_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10055_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fsm10056_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_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 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 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 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 mdm9250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9310_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 mdm9628_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca2066_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2066_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4004_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6391_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6426_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6428_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6428_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6436_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6438_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6438_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564_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 qca6696_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8081_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9367_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9889_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9889_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9984_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9984_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs405_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_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 qcs6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcx315_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcx315_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-30270

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