CVE-2023-21626 | Improper Authentication in HLOS.

Cryptographic issue in HLOS due to improper authentication while performing key velocity checks using more than one key.

Published: 2023-08-08 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-21626 is rated Low Risk (33.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21626

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.03% 0.05% +0.02%
2 2025-11-18 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
3 2025-03-19 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21626

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 5.2 [email protected]
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21626

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21626

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 apq8037_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_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 csrb31024_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fsm10056_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8207_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 mdm9607_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9628_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_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 msm8917_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8920_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8920_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8937_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8937_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8940_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8940_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8937_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8937_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4004_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca4020_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4020_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 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 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 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 qca8081_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_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 qca9379_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_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 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 qcs603_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs603_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 qcs8155_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcx315_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcx315_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8350_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qm215_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qm215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa4150p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa4155p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa415m_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa415m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa515m_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa515m_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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-21626

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