CVE-2022-33268 [High] | Out-of-bounds Read in Apq8009 Firmware

Information disclosure due to buffer over-read in Bluetooth HOST while pairing and connecting A2DP. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.32%	0.45%	+0.13%
2	2026-01-29	0.21%	0.32%	+0.11%
3	2026-01-09	—	0.21%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.32%

0.45%

+0.13%

2026-01-29

0.21%

0.32%

+0.11%

2026-01-09

—

0.21%

—

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]
8.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. 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:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.2	[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]

8.1

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.2

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33268

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	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	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9607_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9628_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_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	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_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	qca6584au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9367_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9011_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9012_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs405_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qualcomm215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm215_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_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	sa8155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8195p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd205_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd205_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd210_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd210_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd429_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd429_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd835_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd845_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd845_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd865_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd870_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd870_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx24_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx24_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdxr1_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdxr1_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	wcd9326_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9326_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9330_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9330_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9335_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9340_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9340_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9370_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3615_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3615_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3660b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3680_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3680_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3680b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3680b_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-33268

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

URL

CVE-2022-33268

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-33268

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-33268

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-33268

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-33268

References for CVE-2022-33268