CVE-2023-21669 [High] | Out-of-bounds Read in Aqt1000 Firmware

CVE-2023-21669 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.08%	0.35%	+0.27%
2	2025-11-21	0.21%	0.08%	-0.13%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.21%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.08%

0.35%

+0.27%

2025-11-21

0.21%

0.08%

-0.13%

2025-11-18

—

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]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` 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:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[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]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21669

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3991_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3991_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_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	flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_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	qcm2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd730_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd730_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd865_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_675_mobile_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_675_mobile_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm6150-ac_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6150-ac_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7150-aa_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7150-aa_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7150-ab_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7150-ab_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7150-ac_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7150-ac_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8150_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8150-ac_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8150-ac_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8250-ab_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8250-ab_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm8250-ac_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8250-ac_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x50_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x50_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_system_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sxr2130_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2130_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9335_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9370_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9375_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9375_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3660b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3910_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3910_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3950_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3980_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3980_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3988_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3988_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3990_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3990_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8810_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8815_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2023-21669

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

URL

CVE-2023-21669 | Buffer Over-read in WLAN HOST

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21669

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21669

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21669

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21669

References for CVE-2023-21669