CVE-2022-33238 [High] | Denial of Service in Apq8009 Firmware

Transient DOS due to loop with unreachable exit condition in WLAN while processing an incoming FTM frames. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, 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	0.26%	0.41%	+0.15%
2	2026-01-29	0.36%	0.26%	-0.10%
3	2026-01-05	—	0.36%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.26%

0.41%

+0.15%

2026-01-29

0.36%

0.26%

-0.10%

2026-01-05

—

0.36%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33238

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8064au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8076_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8076_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8096au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8031_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csr8811_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr8811_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	ipq4018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4019_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4019_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4029_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4029_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8065_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8065_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8068_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8068_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8069_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8069_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8173_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8173_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8174_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8174_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9008_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9008_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9574_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9574_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm8215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215_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	msm8976_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmp8074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmp8074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca0000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca0000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1023_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1023_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1062_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1062_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca1064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2062_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2062_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2065_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2065_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca2066_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca2066_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4020_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4020_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4531_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4531_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	qca6335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_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	qca6421_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6421_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-33238

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

URL

CVE-2022-33238

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-33238

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-33238

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-33238

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33238

References for CVE-2022-33238