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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-11123 · published 12 November 2020

CVE-2020-11123: Qualcomm apq8009 firmware vulnerability

Qualcomm · Apq8009 Firmware

u'information disclosure in gatekeeper trustzone implementation as the throttling mechanism to prevent brute force attempts at getting user`s lock-screen password can be bypassed by performing the standard gatekeeper operations.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8096SG, APQ8098, MDM8207, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9207, MDM9250, MDM9607, MDM9628, MDM9640, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8108, MSM8208, MSM8209, MSM8608, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8996SG, MSM8998, QCM4290, QCS405, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS603, QCS605, QCS610, QM215, QSM8250, QSM8350, SA415M, SA515M, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SC7180, SC8180X, SC8180XP, SDA429W, SDA640, SDA660, SDA670, SDA845, SDA855, SDM1000, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM455, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM640, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM712, SDM830, SDM845, SDM850, SDW2500, SDX24, SDX50M, SDX55, SDX55M, SM4125, SM4250, SM4250P, SM6115, SM6115P, SM6125, SM6150, SM6150P, SM6250, SM6250P, SM6350, SM7125, SM7150, SM7150P, SM7225, SM7250, SM7250P, SM8150, SM8150P, SM8250, SM8350, SM8350P, SXR1120, SXR1130, SXR2130, SXR2130P, WCD9330

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.19% · top 92.1%
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.1
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
115Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

u'information disclosure in gatekeeper trustzone implementation as the throttling mechanism to prevent brute force attempts at getting user`s lock-screen password can be bypassed by performing the standard gatekeeper operations.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8096SG, APQ8098, MDM8207, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9207, MDM9250, MDM9607, MDM9628, MDM9640, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8108, MSM8208, MSM8209, MSM8608, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8996SG, MSM8998, QCM4290, QCS405, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS603, QCS605, QCS610, QM215, QSM8250, QSM8350, SA415M, SA515M, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SC7180, SC8180X, SC8180XP, SDA429W, SDA640, SDA660, SDA670, SDA845, SDA855, SDM1000, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM455, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM640, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM712, SDM830, SDM845, SDM850, SDW2500, SDX24, SDX50M, SDX55, SDX55M, SM4125, SM4250, SM4250P, SM6115, SM6115P, SM6125, SM6150, SM6150P, SM6250, SM6250P, SM6350, SM7125, SM7150, SM7150P, SM7225, SM7250, SM7250P, SM8150, SM8150P, SM8250, SM8350, SM8350P, SXR1120, SXR1130, SXR2130, SXR2130P, WCD9330

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/november-2020-bulletin Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/november-2020-bulletin Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-11123), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.