CVE-2024-45571 [High] | Use-After-Free in Ar8035 Firmware

CVE-2024-45571 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-03-14	0.04%	0.13%	+0.09%
2	2025-02-04	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-03-14

0.04%

0.13%

+0.09%

2025-02-04

—

0.04%

—

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]

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]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45571

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csr8811_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csr8811_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_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	immersive_home_214_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_214_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_216_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_216_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_316_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_316_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_318_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_318_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_3210_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_3210_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	immersive_home_326_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:immersive_home_326_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5010_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5028_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5028_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5300_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5300_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5302_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5302_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5312_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5312_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq5332_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5332_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	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	ipq9008_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9008_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9048_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9048_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9554_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9554_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9570_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9570_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ipq9574_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9574_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_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	qca6554a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6554a_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	qca6678aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6678aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6696_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6698aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6777aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6777aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6787aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6787aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6797aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6797aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8075_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8075_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8081_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8082_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8082_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8084_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8084_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8085_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8085_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca8386_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8386_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9888_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9888_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9889_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9889_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcf8000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcf8000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcf8000sfp_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcf8000sfp_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcf8001_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcf8001_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	qcn5022_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5022_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5052_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5052_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5122_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5122_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5124_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5124_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5152_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5152_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5154_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5154_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn5164_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn5164_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6023_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6023_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-45571

URL	Tags
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/february-2025-bulletin.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2024-45571 | Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45571

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45571

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45571

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45571

References for CVE-2024-45571