CVE-2022-33220 [Medium] | Out-of-bounds Read in Aqt1000 Firmware

CVE-2022-33220 is rated Low Risk (20.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.04%	0.11%	+0.06%
2	2023-09-05	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.04%

0.11%

+0.06%

2023-09-05

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. 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.	0.8	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

5.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.

0.8

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-2022-33220

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_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	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	qcc5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8195p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_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_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd888_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdxr2_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdxr2_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sw5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sw5100p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3980_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3980_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3988_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3988_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6850_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6851_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6851_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6856_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6856_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7850_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn7851_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn7851_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8810_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8815_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-33220

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/september-2023-bulletin	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-33220 | Buffer over-read in Automotive multimedia

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-33220

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-33220

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-33220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33220

References for CVE-2022-33220