CVE-2022-33238Network attack vector

Wireless service interruption via unreachable FTM loop

Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Denial of service in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt wireless service via incoming FTM frames. The WLAN FTM frame-processing path enters a loop whose exit condition cannot be reached, preventing normal processing from completing. No authentication or user interaction is required; the published impact is limited to transient availability loss, with no reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt wireless service via incoming FTM frames. The WLAN FTM frame-processing path enters a loop whose exit condition cannot be reached, preventing normal processing from completing. No authentication or user interaction is required; the published impact is limited to transient availability loss, with no reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33238
Published
Dec 13, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-835, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=APQ8009
  2. Affected versionversion=APQ8017
  3. Affected versionversion=APQ8064AU
  4. Affected versionversion=APQ8076
  5. Affected versionversion=APQ8096AU
  6. Affected versionversion=AQT1000
  7. Affected versionversion=AR8031
  8. Affected versionversion=AR8035
  9. Affected versionversion=AR9380
  10. Affected versionversion=CSR8811
  11. Affected versionversion=CSRA6620
  12. Affected versionversion=CSRA6640
  13. Affected versionversion=CSRB31024
  14. Affected versionversion=IPQ4018
  15. Affected versionversion=IPQ4019
  16. Affected versionversion=IPQ4028
  17. Affected versionversion=IPQ4029
  18. Affected versionversion=IPQ5010
  19. Affected versionversion=IPQ5018
  20. Affected versionversion=IPQ5028
  21. Affected versionversion=IPQ6000
  22. Affected versionversion=IPQ6010
  23. Affected versionversion=IPQ6018
  24. Affected versionversion=IPQ6028
  25. Affected versionversion=IPQ8064
  26. Affected versionversion=IPQ8065
  27. Affected versionversion=IPQ8068
  28. Affected versionversion=IPQ8069
  29. Affected versionversion=IPQ8070
  30. Affected versionversion=IPQ8070A
  31. Affected versionversion=IPQ8071
  32. Affected versionversion=IPQ8071A
  33. Affected versionversion=IPQ8072
  34. Affected versionversion=IPQ8072A
  35. Affected versionversion=IPQ8074
  36. Affected versionversion=IPQ8074A
  37. Affected versionversion=IPQ8076
  38. Affected versionversion=IPQ8076A
  39. Affected versionversion=IPQ8078
  40. Affected versionversion=IPQ8078A
  41. Affected versionversion=IPQ8173
  42. Affected versionversion=IPQ8174
  43. Affected versionversion=IPQ9008
  44. Affected versionversion=IPQ9574
  45. Affected versionversion=MDM8215
  46. Affected versionversion=MDM9206
  47. Affected versionversion=MDM9215
  48. Affected versionversion=MDM9250
  49. Affected versionversion=MDM9310
  50. Affected versionversion=MDM9607
  51. Affected versionversion=MDM9615
  52. Affected versionversion=MDM9628
  53. Affected versionversion=MDM9640
  54. Affected versionversion=MDM9645
  55. Affected versionversion=MDM9650
  56. Affected versionversion=MSM8976
  57. Affected versionversion=MSM8996AU
  58. Affected versionversion=PMP8074
  59. Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
  60. Affected versionversion=QCA0000
  61. Affected versionversion=QCA1023
  62. Affected versionversion=QCA1062
  63. Affected versionversion=QCA1064
  64. Affected versionversion=QCA2062
  65. Affected versionversion=QCA2064
  66. Affected versionversion=QCA2065
  67. Affected versionversion=QCA2066
  68. Affected versionversion=QCA4020
  69. Affected versionversion=QCA4024
  70. Affected versionversion=QCA4531
  71. Affected versionversion=QCA6174
  72. Affected versionversion=QCA6174A
  73. Affected versionversion=QCA6175A
  74. Affected versionversion=QCA6310
  75. Affected versionversion=QCA6320
  76. Affected versionversion=QCA6335
  77. Affected versionversion=QCA6390
  78. Affected versionversion=QCA6391
  79. Affected versionversion=QCA6420
  80. Affected versionversion=QCA6421
  81. Affected versionversion=QCA6426
  82. Affected versionversion=QCA6428
  83. Affected versionversion=QCA6430
  84. Affected versionversion=QCA6431
  85. Affected versionversion=QCA6436
  86. Affected versionversion=QCA6438
  87. Affected versionversion=QCA6554A
  88. Affected versionversion=QCA6564
  89. Affected versionversion=QCA6564A
  90. Affected versionversion=QCA6564AU
  91. Affected versionversion=QCA6574
  92. Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
  93. Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
  94. Affected versionversion=QCA6584
  95. Affected versionversion=QCA6584AU
  96. Affected versionversion=QCA6595
  97. Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
  98. Affected versionversion=QCA6696
  99. Affected versionversion=QCA7500
  100. Affected versionversion=QCA8072
  101. Affected versionversion=QCA8075
  102. Affected versionversion=QCA8081
  103. Affected versionversion=QCA8082
  104. Affected versionversion=QCA8084
  105. Affected versionversion=QCA8085
  106. Affected versionversion=QCA8337
  107. Affected versionversion=QCA8386
  108. Affected versionversion=QCA9367
  109. Affected versionversion=QCA9369
  110. Affected versionversion=QCA9377
  111. Affected versionversion=QCA9379
  112. Affected versionversion=QCA9880
  113. Affected versionversion=QCA9886
  114. Affected versionversion=QCA9888
  115. Affected versionversion=QCA9889
  116. Affected versionversion=QCA9898
  117. Affected versionversion=QCA9980
  118. Affected versionversion=QCA9984
  119. Affected versionversion=QCA9985
  120. Affected versionversion=QCA9987
  121. Affected versionversion=QCA9990
  122. Affected versionversion=QCA9992
  123. Affected versionversion=QCA9994
  124. Affected versionversion=QCC5100
  125. Affected versionversion=QCM2290
  126. Affected versionversion=QCM4290
  127. Affected versionversion=QCM6125
  128. Affected versionversion=QCM6490
  129. Affected versionversion=QCN5021
  130. Affected versionversion=QCN5022
  131. Affected versionversion=QCN5024
  132. Affected versionversion=QCN5052
  133. Affected versionversion=QCN5054
  134. Affected versionversion=QCN5064
  135. Affected versionversion=QCN5122
  136. Affected versionversion=QCN5124
  137. Affected versionversion=QCN5152
  138. Affected versionversion=QCN5154
  139. Affected versionversion=QCN5164
  140. Affected versionversion=QCN5550
  141. Affected versionversion=QCN6023
  142. Affected versionversion=QCN6024
  143. Affected versionversion=QCN6100
  144. Affected versionversion=QCN6102
  145. Affected versionversion=QCN6112
  146. Affected versionversion=QCN6122
  147. Affected versionversion=QCN6132
  148. Affected versionversion=QCN7605
  149. Affected versionversion=QCN7606
  150. Affected versionversion=QCN9000
  151. Affected versionversion=QCN9001
  152. Affected versionversion=QCN9002
  153. Affected versionversion=QCN9003
  154. Affected versionversion=QCN9011
  155. Affected versionversion=QCN9012
  156. Affected versionversion=QCN9022
  157. Affected versionversion=QCN9024
  158. Affected versionversion=QCN9070
  159. Affected versionversion=QCN9072
  160. Affected versionversion=QCN9074
  161. Affected versionversion=QCN9100
  162. Affected versionversion=QCN9274
  163. Affected versionversion=QCS2290
  164. Affected versionversion=QCS405
  165. Affected versionversion=QCS410
  166. Affected versionversion=QCS4290
  167. Affected versionversion=QCS603
  168. Affected versionversion=QCS605
  169. Affected versionversion=QCS610
  170. Affected versionversion=QCS6125
  171. Affected versionversion=QCS6490
  172. Affected versionversion=QCX315
  173. Affected versionversion=QRB5165
  174. Affected versionversion=QRB5165M
  175. Affected versionversion=QRB5165N
  176. Affected versionversion=QSM8250
  177. Affected versionversion=QSM8350
  178. Affected versionversion=SA4150P
  179. Affected versionversion=SA4155P
  180. Affected versionversion=SA415M
  181. Affected versionversion=SA515M
  182. Affected versionversion=SA6145P
  183. Affected versionversion=SA6150P
  184. Affected versionversion=SA6155
  185. Affected versionversion=SA6155P
  186. Affected versionversion=SA8145P
  187. Affected versionversion=SA8150P
  188. Affected versionversion=SA8155
  189. Affected versionversion=SA8155P
  190. Affected versionversion=SA8195P
  191. Affected versionversion=SA8295P
  192. Affected versionversion=SC8180X+SDX55
  193. Affected versionversion=SD460
  194. Affected versionversion=SD480
  195. Affected versionversion=SD660
  196. Affected versionversion=SD662
  197. Affected versionversion=SD665
  198. Affected versionversion=SD670
  199. Affected versionversion=SD675
  200. Affected versionversion=SD 675
  201. Affected versionversion=SD678
  202. Affected versionversion=SD680
  203. Affected versionversion=SD690 5G
  204. Affected versionversion=SD695
  205. Affected versionversion=SD710
  206. Affected versionversion=SD712
  207. Affected versionversion=SD720G
  208. Affected versionversion=SD730
  209. Affected versionversion=SD750G
  210. Affected versionversion=SD765
  211. Affected versionversion=SD765G
  212. Affected versionversion=SD768G
  213. Affected versionversion=SD778G
  214. Affected versionversion=SD780G
  215. Affected versionversion=SD7c
  216. Affected versionversion=SD820
  217. Affected versionversion=SD821
  218. Affected versionversion=SD835
  219. Affected versionversion=SD845
  220. Affected versionversion=SD850
  221. Affected versionversion=SD855
  222. Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
  223. Affected versionversion=SD870
  224. Affected versionversion=SD888
  225. Affected versionversion=SD888 5G
  226. Affected versionversion=SD 8CX
  227. Affected versionversion=SD 8cx Gen2
  228. Affected versionversion=SD 8cx Gen3
  229. Affected versionversion=SD 8 Gen1 5G
  230. Affected versionversion=SDX12
  231. Affected versionversion=SDX20
  232. Affected versionversion=SDX20M
  233. Affected versionversion=SDX24
  234. Affected versionversion=SDX50M
  235. Affected versionversion=SDX55
  236. Affected versionversion=SDX55M
  237. Affected versionversion=SDX65
  238. Affected versionversion=SDXR1
  239. Affected versionversion=SDXR2 5G
  240. Affected versionversion=SM4125
  241. Affected versionversion=SM4375
  242. Affected versionversion=SM6250
  243. Affected versionversion=SM6250P
  244. Affected versionversion=SM7250P
  245. Affected versionversion=SM7315
  246. Affected versionversion=SM7325P
  247. Affected versionversion=SW5100
  248. Affected versionversion=SW5100P
  249. Affected versionversion=SXR2150P
  250. Affected versionversion=WCD9326
  251. Affected versionversion=WCD9330
  252. Affected versionversion=WCD9335
  253. Affected versionversion=WCD9340
  254. Affected versionversion=WCD9341
  255. Affected versionversion=WCD9360
  256. Affected versionversion=WCD9370
  257. Affected versionversion=WCD9371
  258. Affected versionversion=WCD9375
  259. Affected versionversion=WCD9380
  260. Affected versionversion=WCD9385
  261. Affected versionversion=WCN3610
  262. Affected versionversion=WCN3615
  263. Affected versionversion=WCN3660B
  264. Affected versionversion=WCN3680B
  265. Affected versionversion=WCN3910
  266. Affected versionversion=WCN3950
  267. Affected versionversion=WCN3980
  268. Affected versionversion=WCN3988
  269. Affected versionversion=WCN3990
  270. Affected versionversion=WCN3991
  271. Affected versionversion=WCN3998
  272. Affected versionversion=WCN3999
  273. Affected versionversion=WCN6740
  274. Affected versionversion=WCN6750
  275. Affected versionversion=WCN6850
  276. Affected versionversion=WCN6851
  277. Affected versionversion=WCN6855
  278. Affected versionversion=WCN6856
  279. Affected versionversion=WCN7850
  280. Affected versionversion=WCN7851
  281. Affected versionversion=WSA8810
  282. Affected versionversion=WSA8815
  283. Affected versionversion=WSA8830
  284. Affected versionversion=WSA8835

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=APQ8009; version=APQ8017; version=APQ8064AU; version=APQ8076; version=APQ8096AU; version=AQT1000; version=AR8031; version=AR8035; version=AR9380; version=CSR8811; version=CSRA6620; version=CSRA6640; version=CSRB31024; version=IPQ4018; version=IPQ4019; version=IPQ4028; version=IPQ4029; version=IPQ5010; version=IPQ5018; version=IPQ5028; version=IPQ6000; version=IPQ6010; version=IPQ6018; version=IPQ6028; version=IPQ8064; version=IPQ8065; version=IPQ8068; version=IPQ8069; version=IPQ8070; version=IPQ8070A; version=IPQ8071; version=IPQ8071A; version=IPQ8072; version=IPQ8072A; version=IPQ8074; version=IPQ8074A; version=IPQ8076; version=IPQ8076A; version=IPQ8078; version=IPQ8078A; version=IPQ8173; version=IPQ8174; version=IPQ9008; version=IPQ9574; version=MDM8215; version=MDM9206; version=MDM9215; version=MDM9250; version=MDM9310; version=MDM9607; version=MDM9615; version=MDM9628; version=MDM9640; version=MDM9645; version=MDM9650; version=MSM8976; version=MSM8996AU; version=PMP8074; version=QAM8295P; version=QCA0000; version=QCA1023; version=QCA1062; version=QCA1064; version=QCA2062; version=QCA2064; version=QCA2065; version=QCA2066; version=QCA4020; version=QCA4024; version=QCA4531; version=QCA6174; version=QCA6174A; version=QCA6175A; version=QCA6310; version=QCA6320; version=QCA6335; version=QCA6390; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6420; version=QCA6421; version=QCA6426; version=QCA6428; version=QCA6430; version=QCA6431; version=QCA6436; version=QCA6438; version=QCA6554A; version=QCA6564; version=QCA6564A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6696; version=QCA7500; version=QCA8072; version=QCA8075; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8082; version=QCA8084; version=QCA8085; version=QCA8337; version=QCA8386; version=QCA9367; version=QCA9369; version=QCA9377; version=QCA9379; version=QCA9880; version=QCA9886; version=QCA9888; version=QCA9889; version=QCA9898; version=QCA9980; version=QCA9984; version=QCA9985; version=QCA9987; version=QCA9990; version=QCA9992; version=QCA9994; version=QCC5100; version=QCM2290; version=QCM4290; version=QCM6125; version=QCM6490; version=QCN5021; version=QCN5022; version=QCN5024; version=QCN5052; version=QCN5054; version=QCN5064; version=QCN5122; version=QCN5124; version=QCN5152; version=QCN5154; version=QCN5164; version=QCN5550; version=QCN6023; version=QCN6024; version=QCN6100; version=QCN6102; version=QCN6112; version=QCN6122; version=QCN6132; version=QCN7605; version=QCN7606; version=QCN9000; version=QCN9001; version=QCN9002; version=QCN9003; version=QCN9011; version=QCN9012; version=QCN9022; version=QCN9024; version=QCN9070; version=QCN9072; version=QCN9074; version=QCN9100; version=QCN9274; version=QCS2290; version=QCS405; version=QCS410; version=QCS4290; version=QCS603; version=QCS605; version=QCS610; version=QCS6125; version=QCS6490; version=QCX315; version=QRB5165; version=QRB5165M; version=QRB5165N; version=QSM8250; version=QSM8350; version=SA4150P; version=SA4155P; version=SA415M; version=SA515M; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155; version=SA6155P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8295P; version=SC8180X+SDX55; version=SD460; version=SD480; version=SD660; version=SD662; version=SD665; version=SD670; version=SD675; version=SD 675; version=SD678; version=SD680; version=SD690 5G; version=SD695; version=SD710; version=SD712; version=SD720G; version=SD730; version=SD750G; version=SD765; version=SD765G; version=SD768G; version=SD778G; version=SD780G; version=SD7c; version=SD820; version=SD821; version=SD835; version=SD845; version=SD850; version=SD855; version=SD865 5G; version=SD870; version=SD888; version=SD888 5G; version=SD 8CX; version=SD 8cx Gen2; version=SD 8cx Gen3; version=SD 8 Gen1 5G; version=SDX12; version=SDX20; version=SDX20M; version=SDX24; version=SDX50M; version=SDX55; version=SDX55M; version=SDX65; version=SDXR1; version=SDXR2 5G; version=SM4125; version=SM4375; version=SM6250; version=SM6250P; version=SM7250P; version=SM7315; version=SM7325P; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR2150P; version=WCD9326; version=WCD9330; version=WCD9335; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9341; version=WCD9360; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9371; version=WCD9375; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCN3610; version=WCN3615; version=WCN3660B; version=WCN3680B; version=WCN3910; version=WCN3950; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3988; version=WCN3990; version=WCN3991; version=WCN3998; version=WCN3999; version=WCN6740; version=WCN6750; version=WCN6850; version=WCN6851; version=WCN6855; version=WCN6856; version=WCN7850; version=WCN7851; version=WSA8810; version=WSA8815; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8835

Published CVSS scores

7.5Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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