CVE-2023-33114 | Use after free in Neural Processing Unit

Memory corruption while running NPU, when NETWORK_UNLOAD and (NETWORK_UNLOAD or NETWORK_EXECUTE_V2) commands are submitted at the same time.

Published: 2024-01-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-33114 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). 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-2023-33114

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 2025-11-21 0.05% 0.11% +0.06%
2 2025-11-18 0.11% 0.05% -0.06%
3 2025-04-15 0.11%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33114

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33114

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33114

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm 315_5g_iot_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem_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 c-v2x_9150_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:c-v2x_9150_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 flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_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 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 qca8337_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9011_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9012_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_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 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 sa8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_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 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 sm7250p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7250p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm smart_audio_400_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:smart_audio_400_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_660_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_660_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_665_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_665_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_675_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_675_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_678_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_678_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_690_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_690_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_720g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_720g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_730_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_730_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_730g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_730g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_732g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_732g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_750g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_750g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_765_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_765_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_765g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_765g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_768g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_768g_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_855_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_855_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_855\+\/860_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_855\+\/860_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33114

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