CVE-2023-28563 [Medium] | Information Disclosure in Aqt1000 Firmware

CVE-2023-28563 is rated Low Risk (30.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.04%	0.05%	+0.02%
2	2025-11-18	0.05%	0.04%	-0.02%
3	2025-04-15	—	0.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.04%

0.05%

+0.02%

2025-11-18

0.05%

0.04%

-0.02%

2025-04-15

—

0.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L` 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:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	1.8	4.2	[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

6.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L 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:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

1.8

4.2

[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-2023-28563

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
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	ar9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csr8811_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr8811_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	fastconnect_6200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6800_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	home_hub_100_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:home_hub_100_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_214_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_214_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_216_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_216_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_316_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_316_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_318_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_318_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4019_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4019_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq4029_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq4029_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6018_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6018_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq6028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq6028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8064_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8064_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8065_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8065_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8068_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8068_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8069_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8069_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8074a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8076a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8076a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8078a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8078a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8173_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8173_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8174_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8174_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_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	qca1023_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca1023_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca4024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca4024_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	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6420_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6428_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6428_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6438_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6438_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6554a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6554a_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	qca6584au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_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	qca7500_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca7500_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8075_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8075_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2023-28563

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

URL

CVE-2023-28563 | Buffer Over-read in IOE Firmware

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28563

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28563

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28563

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28563

References for CVE-2023-28563