CVE-2022-25653 [Medium] | Out-of-bounds Read in Apq8053 Firmware

CVE-2022-25653 is rated Low Risk (37.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.05%	0.10%	+0.06%
2	2025-11-18	0.08%	0.05%	-0.04%
3	2025-09-17	—	0.08%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.05%

0.10%

+0.06%

2025-11-18

0.08%

0.05%

-0.04%

2025-09-17

—

0.08%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L` 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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.5	4.2	[email protected]
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` 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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.8	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.8

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L 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:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

2.5

4.2

[email protected]

5.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.8

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25653

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8953_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_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	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_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	qualcomm215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm215_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd429_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd429_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd460_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd460_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd480_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd480_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd662_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd662_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd665_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd665_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd675_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd678_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd678_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd680_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd680_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd690_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd690_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd695_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd695_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	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_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd888_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd888_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd888_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx50m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx50m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdxr2_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdxr2_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm4125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7250p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7250p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7315_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7315_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7325p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7325p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7450_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7450_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8475_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8475_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8475p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8475p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sw5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sw5100p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9326_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9326_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9335_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9370_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9375_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9375_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3615_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3615_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3660b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3680_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3680_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3680b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3680b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3910_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3910_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3950_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3980_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3980_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3988_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3988_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3990_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3990_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3991_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3991_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6740_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6740_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6750_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6750_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6850_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-25653

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/september-2022-bulletin	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-25653

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-25653

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-25653

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-25653

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25653

References for CVE-2022-25653