CVE-2023-28562 | Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL

Memory corruption while handling payloads from remote ESL.

Published: 2023-09-05 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28562 is rated Moderate Risk (49.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28562

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 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.36% +0.28%
2 2025-11-21 0.21% 0.08% -0.13%
3 2025-11-18 0.21%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28562

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
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]
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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28562

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28562

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fastconnect_6200_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fastconnect_6800_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6391_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6420_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn7606_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x\+sdx55_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x\+sdx55_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd460_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd460_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd662_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd662_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd730_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd730_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd855_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd855_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdx55_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm4125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm6250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm6250p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6250p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7250p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7250p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_460_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_460_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480\+_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480\+_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_662_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_662_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_675_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_675_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_678_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_678_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_690_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_690_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_695_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_695_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_720g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_720g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_730_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_730_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_730g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_730g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_732g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_732g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_750g_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_750g_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_765_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_765_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_765g_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_765g_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_768g_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_768g_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_855_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_855_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_855\+_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_855\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_860_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_860_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x-ad_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x-ad_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180xp-ad_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180xp-ad_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x-aa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x-aa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x-ab_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x-ab_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180xp-ac_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180xp-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180xp-af_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180xp-af_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x-ac_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x-ac_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180x-af_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180x-af_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180xp-aa_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180xp-aa_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sc8180xp-ab_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sc8180xp-ab_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_x50_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x50_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_x55_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x55_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm vision_intelligence_400_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:vision_intelligence_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcd9326_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9326_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 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 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wsa8830_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wsa8835_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28562

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