CVE-2022-33222 [High] | Out-of-bounds Read in Mdm9205 Firmware

CVE-2022-33222 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.24%	0.35%	+0.11%
2	2026-05-19	0.30%	0.24%	-0.06%
3	2026-04-14	—	0.30%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.24%

0.35%

+0.11%

2026-05-19

0.30%

0.24%

-0.06%

2026-04-14

—

0.30%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.2	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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.	3.9	4.2	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.2

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: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.

3.9

4.2

[email protected]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

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

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33222

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	mdm9205_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9205_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9207_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9207_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm8207_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qts110_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qts110_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_wear_1100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_wear_1100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_wear_1200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_wear_1200_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_wear_1300_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_wear_1300_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x5_lte_modem_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x5_lte_modem_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9330_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9330_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9306_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9306_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-33222

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

URL

CVE-2022-33222 | Buffer over-read in Modem

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-33222

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-33222

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-33222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33222

References for CVE-2022-33222