CVE-2024-49830 [Medium] | Memory Corruption in Qca6574au Firmware

CVE-2024-49830 is rated Low Risk (33.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-03-02	0.01%	0.07%	+0.05%
2	2025-05-06	—	0.01%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-03-02

0.01%

0.07%

+0.05%

2025-05-06

—

0.01%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.6	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	1.8	4.7	[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

6.6

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

1.8

4.7

[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-2024-49830

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	qca6574au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6595au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6678aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6678aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6688aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6688aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6698aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9367_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_429_mobile_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_429_mobile_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3660b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-49830

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

URL

CVE-2024-49830 | Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in Audio

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-49830

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-49830

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-49830

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-49830

References for CVE-2024-49830