CVE-2022-40515 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Apq8009 Firmware

CVE-2022-40515 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-12	0.17%	0.31%	+0.13%
2	2026-04-05	0.07%	0.17%	+0.10%
3	2025-11-21	—	0.07%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-12

0.17%

0.31%

+0.13%

2026-04-05

0.07%

0.17%

+0.10%

2025-11-21

—

0.07%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.3	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	3.9	3.4	[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

7.3

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

3.9

3.4

[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-2022-40515

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	apq8052_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8052_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	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	csra6620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9150_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	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	msm8952_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8952_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	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_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	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	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	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	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc5100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc5100_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn7606_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs405_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_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	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	sd_675_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_675_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	sd460_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd460_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd480_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd480_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd625_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd625_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd626_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd626_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-40515

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

URL

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40515

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40515

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40515

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40515

References for CVE-2022-40515