CVE-2022-25686 [High] | Memory Corruption in Apq8017 Firmware

Memory corruption in video module due to buffer overflow while processing WAV file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-10-31	0.17%	0.30%	+0.13%
2	2025-10-21	0.10%	0.17%	+0.07%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.10%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-10-31

0.17%

0.30%

+0.13%

2025-10-21

0.10%

0.17%

+0.07%

2025-03-30

—

0.10%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.3	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. 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:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	3.9	3.4	[email protected]
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. 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.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.3

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

3.9

3.4

[email protected]

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25686

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8917_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_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	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	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_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	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qualcomm215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm215_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8195p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_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_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	sd439_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd439_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd460_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd460_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd480_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd480_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd632_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd632_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd662_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd662_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	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	sd710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd710_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	sd835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd835_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	sdm630_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_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	wcd9340_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9340_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9370_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-25686

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

URL

CVE-2022-25686

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-25686

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-25686

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-25686

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25686

References for CVE-2022-25686