CVE-2023-33106 [Exploited] | Qualcomm AR8035 FIRMWARE Memory Corruption

CVE-2023-33106 is rated Active Exploitation (70/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-12-05) affecting Qualcomm / Multiple Chipsets. a weakness (CWE-119) 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	2025-11-21	6.71%	0.19%	-6.52%
2	2025-11-18	0.19%	6.71%	+6.52%
3	2025-10-29	—	0.19%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

6.71%

0.19%

-6.52%

2025-11-18

0.19%

6.71%

+6.52%

2025-10-29

—

0.19%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.4	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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: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.	2.5	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

8.4

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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: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.

2.5

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-2023-33106

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
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	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	fastconnect_7800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_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	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_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	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	qcm2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4325_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4325_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm5430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm5430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9011_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9012_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs5430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs5430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs7230_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs7230_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qrb5165n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qualcomm_215_mobile_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm_215_mobile_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	video_collaboration_vc5_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc5_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	robotics_rb5_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:robotics_rb5_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa4150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa4155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8155p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8195p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8770p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8770p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8775p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8775p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa9000p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd865_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd888_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd888_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sg4150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg4150p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sg8275p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg8275p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm4125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7250p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7250p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7315_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7315_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sm7325p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7325p_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2023-33106

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-2023-33106	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2023-33106 | Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Graphics

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-33106

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33106

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33106

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33106

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33106

References for CVE-2023-33106