CVE-2022-40523 [High] | Information Disclosure in 9205 Lte Modem Firmware

CVE-2022-40523 is rated Low Risk (34.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-08	0.04%	0.06%	+0.02%
2	2025-03-30	0.05%	0.04%	-0.01%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-08

0.04%

0.06%

+0.02%

2025-03-30

0.05%

0.04%

-0.01%

2025-03-29

—

0.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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: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:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. 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.	2.5	4.0	[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

7.1

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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: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:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.

2.5

4.0

[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-2022-40523

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	9205_lte_modem_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9205_lte_modem_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	csra6620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3991_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3991_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn6750_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6750_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6390_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn685x-5_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-5_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn685x-1_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-1_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn785x-1_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-1_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn785x-5_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-5_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8650p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8650p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8775p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8775p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6310_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_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:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6431_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6431_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	qca6595_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6698aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6797aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6797aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9984_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9984_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn7606_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9011_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9012_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qsm8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qsm8350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	robotics_rb3_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:robotics_rb3_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_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	sa8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8540p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8540p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa9000p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_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	sd_8cx_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-40523

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

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CVE-2022-40523 | Information exposure in Kernel

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40523

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-40523

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-40523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-40523

References for CVE-2022-40523