CVE-2022-25718 [Critical] | Security Vulnerability in Apq8009 Firmware

Cryptographic issue in WLAN due to improper check on return value while authentication handshake in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.23%	0.41%	+0.18%
2	2025-11-09	0.26%	0.23%	-0.03%
3	2025-10-21	—	0.26%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.23%

0.41%

+0.18%

2025-11-09

0.26%

0.23%

-0.03%

2025-10-21

—

0.26%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.1	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N` 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:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	5.2	[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

9.1

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N 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:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

5.2

[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-2022-25718

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8009w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8016_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8016_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8037_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8052_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8052_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8056_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8056_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8064au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8076_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8076_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8092_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8092_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8094_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8094_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8096au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8031_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_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	mdm8215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9205_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9205_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_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	mdm9628_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9645_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9645_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8108_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8208_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8208_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8209_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8608_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8909w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8917_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8920_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8920_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8937_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8937_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8940_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8940_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8952_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8952_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8953_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8956_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8956_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8976_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8976sg_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976sg_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8992_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8992_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8994_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8994_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8937_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8937_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca0000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca0000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1023_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1023_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1990_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1990_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4020_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4020_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6175a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6175a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6310_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6320_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6320_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6554a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6554a_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	qca6595_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9367_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9369_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9369_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9379_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs405_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qet4101_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qet4101_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qsw8573_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsw8573_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qualcomm215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm215_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-25718

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

URL

CVE-2022-25718

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-25718

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-25718

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-25718

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-25718

References for CVE-2022-25718