CVE-2022-25693 [High] | Use-After-Free in Sd 8 Gen1 5g Firmware

CVE-2022-25693 is rated Moderate Risk (40.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-17	0.04%	0.07%	+0.03%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.04%	-0.84%
3	2022-09-16	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-17

0.04%

0.07%

+0.03%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.04%

-0.84%

2022-09-16

—

0.89%

—

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]

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]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25693

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_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	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	wcn6750_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6750_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6856_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6856_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7851_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7851_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8832_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8832_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-25693

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

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CVE-2022-25693

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-25693

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25693

References for CVE-2022-25693