CVE-2023-33063 [Exploited] | Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware Use-After-Free

CVE-2023-33063 is rated Active Exploitation (78.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-12-05) affecting Qualcomm / Multiple Chipsets. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-17	0.45%	0.44%	-0.01%
2	2026-04-22	0.44%	0.45%	+0.01%
3	2026-01-05	—	0.44%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-17

0.45%

0.44%

-0.01%

2026-04-22

0.44%

0.45%

+0.01%

2026-01-05

—

0.44%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` 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:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` 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:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33063

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	315_5g_iot_modem_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_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	ar9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	c-v2x_9150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:c-v2x_9150_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	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	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	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	ipq8070_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8070a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8070a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8071a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8071a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq8072a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8072a_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	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_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	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	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	qca6564_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564_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	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	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9880_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9880_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9886_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9886_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2023-33063

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2023-bulletin	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-33063	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2023-33063 | Use After Free in DSP Services

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-33063

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33063

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33063

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33063

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33063

References for CVE-2023-33063