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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-10538 · published 30 September 2019

CVE-2019-10538: Qualcomm msm8909w firmware improper input validation vulnerability

Qualcomm · Msm8909w Firmware

Lack of check of address range received from firmware response allows modem to respond arbitrary pages into its address range which can compromise HLOS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS405, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820A, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM439, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.1% · top 35.1% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
27Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Lack of check of address range received from firmware response allows modem to respond arbitrary pages into its address range which can compromise HLOS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS405, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 820A, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM439, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

27 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/08/05/august-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2019/08/05/august-2019-code-aurora-security-bulletin PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-10538), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.