CVE-2022-33253Network attack vector

Transient WLAN interruption via corrupted NAN frame

Published Jan 6, 2023 · Updated Apr 9, 2025

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to cause a transient service interruption via corrupted NAN frames. The NAN frame parser reads beyond its input buffer while processing a malformed Neighbor Awareness Networking frame. The network path is unauthenticated and requires no user interaction; successful triggering interrupts WLAN availability transiently without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to cause a transient service interruption via corrupted NAN frames. The NAN frame parser reads beyond its input buffer while processing a malformed Neighbor Awareness Networking frame. The network path is unauthenticated and requires no user interaction; successful triggering interrupts WLAN availability transiently without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33253
Published
Jan 6, 2023
Updated
Apr 9, 2025
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-125, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=AQT1000
  2. Affected versionversion=AR8035
  3. Affected versionversion=AR9380
  4. Affected versionversion=CSR8811
  5. Affected versionversion=CSRB31024
  6. Affected versionversion=IPQ5010
  7. Affected versionversion=IPQ5018
  8. Affected versionversion=IPQ5028
  9. Affected versionversion=IPQ6000
  10. Affected versionversion=IPQ6010
  11. Affected versionversion=IPQ6018
  12. Affected versionversion=IPQ6028
  13. Affected versionversion=IPQ8064
  14. Affected versionversion=IPQ8065
  15. Affected versionversion=IPQ8068
  16. Affected versionversion=IPQ8070
  17. Affected versionversion=IPQ8070A
  18. Affected versionversion=IPQ8071A
  19. Affected versionversion=IPQ8072A
  20. Affected versionversion=IPQ8074A
  21. Affected versionversion=IPQ8076
  22. Affected versionversion=IPQ8076A
  23. Affected versionversion=IPQ8078
  24. Affected versionversion=IPQ8078A
  25. Affected versionversion=IPQ8173
  26. Affected versionversion=IPQ8174
  27. Affected versionversion=IPQ9008
  28. Affected versionversion=IPQ9574
  29. Affected versionversion=PMP8074
  30. Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
  31. Affected versionversion=QCA1062
  32. Affected versionversion=QCA1064
  33. Affected versionversion=QCA2062
  34. Affected versionversion=QCA2064
  35. Affected versionversion=QCA2065
  36. Affected versionversion=QCA2066
  37. Affected versionversion=QCA4024
  38. Affected versionversion=QCA6390
  39. Affected versionversion=QCA6391
  40. Affected versionversion=QCA6420
  41. Affected versionversion=QCA6421
  42. Affected versionversion=QCA6426
  43. Affected versionversion=QCA6430
  44. Affected versionversion=QCA6431
  45. Affected versionversion=QCA6436
  46. Affected versionversion=QCA6554A
  47. Affected versionversion=QCA6564AU
  48. Affected versionversion=QCA6574
  49. Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
  50. Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
  51. Affected versionversion=QCA6584AU
  52. Affected versionversion=QCA6595
  53. Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
  54. Affected versionversion=QCA6696
  55. Affected versionversion=QCA8072
  56. Affected versionversion=QCA8075
  57. Affected versionversion=QCA8081
  58. Affected versionversion=QCA8082
  59. Affected versionversion=QCA8084
  60. Affected versionversion=QCA8085
  61. Affected versionversion=QCA8337
  62. Affected versionversion=QCA8386
  63. Affected versionversion=QCA9886
  64. Affected versionversion=QCA9888
  65. Affected versionversion=QCA9889
  66. Affected versionversion=QCA9980
  67. Affected versionversion=QCA9984
  68. Affected versionversion=QCA9985
  69. Affected versionversion=QCA9986
  70. Affected versionversion=QCA9990
  71. Affected versionversion=QCA9992
  72. Affected versionversion=QCA9994
  73. Affected versionversion=QCM6490
  74. Affected versionversion=QCN5021
  75. Affected versionversion=QCN5022
  76. Affected versionversion=QCN5024
  77. Affected versionversion=QCN5052
  78. Affected versionversion=QCN5054
  79. Affected versionversion=QCN5122
  80. Affected versionversion=QCN5124
  81. Affected versionversion=QCN5152
  82. Affected versionversion=QCN5154
  83. Affected versionversion=QCN5164
  84. Affected versionversion=QCN6023
  85. Affected versionversion=QCN6024
  86. Affected versionversion=QCN6100
  87. Affected versionversion=QCN6102
  88. Affected versionversion=QCN6112
  89. Affected versionversion=QCN6122
  90. Affected versionversion=QCN6132
  91. Affected versionversion=QCN9000
  92. Affected versionversion=QCN9001
  93. Affected versionversion=QCN9002
  94. Affected versionversion=QCN9003
  95. Affected versionversion=QCN9011
  96. Affected versionversion=QCN9012
  97. Affected versionversion=QCN9022
  98. Affected versionversion=QCN9024
  99. Affected versionversion=QCN9070
  100. Affected versionversion=QCN9072
  101. Affected versionversion=QCN9074
  102. Affected versionversion=QCN9100
  103. Affected versionversion=QCN9274
  104. Affected versionversion=QCS6490
  105. Affected versionversion=QCX315
  106. Affected versionversion=QRB5165
  107. Affected versionversion=QRB5165M
  108. Affected versionversion=QRB5165N
  109. Affected versionversion=QSM8250
  110. Affected versionversion=QSM8350
  111. Affected versionversion=SA4150P
  112. Affected versionversion=SA415M
  113. Affected versionversion=SA515M
  114. Affected versionversion=SA6145P
  115. Affected versionversion=SA6150P
  116. Affected versionversion=SA6155
  117. Affected versionversion=SA6155P
  118. Affected versionversion=SA8145P
  119. Affected versionversion=SA8150P
  120. Affected versionversion=SA8155
  121. Affected versionversion=SA8155P
  122. Affected versionversion=SA8195P
  123. Affected versionversion=SA8295P
  124. Affected versionversion=SC8180X+SDX55
  125. Affected versionversion=SD778G
  126. Affected versionversion=SD780G
  127. Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
  128. Affected versionversion=SD870
  129. Affected versionversion=SD888
  130. Affected versionversion=SD888 5G
  131. Affected versionversion=SD 8cx Gen2
  132. Affected versionversion=SD 8cx Gen3
  133. Affected versionversion=SD 8 Gen1 5G
  134. Affected versionversion=SDX55
  135. Affected versionversion=SDX55M
  136. Affected versionversion=SDX65
  137. Affected versionversion=SDXR2 5G
  138. Affected versionversion=SM7315
  139. Affected versionversion=SM7325P
  140. Affected versionversion=SXR2150P
  141. Affected versionversion=WCD9340
  142. Affected versionversion=WCD9341
  143. Affected versionversion=WCD9360
  144. Affected versionversion=WCD9370
  145. Affected versionversion=WCD9375
  146. Affected versionversion=WCD9380
  147. Affected versionversion=WCD9385
  148. Affected versionversion=WCN3980
  149. Affected versionversion=WCN3998
  150. Affected versionversion=WCN6740
  151. Affected versionversion=WCN6750
  152. Affected versionversion=WCN6850
  153. Affected versionversion=WCN6851
  154. Affected versionversion=WCN6855
  155. Affected versionversion=WCN6856
  156. Affected versionversion=WCN7850
  157. Affected versionversion=WCN7851
  158. Affected versionversion=WSA8810
  159. Affected versionversion=WSA8815
  160. Affected versionversion=WSA8830
  161. Affected versionversion=WSA8835

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AQT1000; version=AR8035; version=AR9380; version=CSR8811; version=CSRB31024; version=IPQ5010; version=IPQ5018; version=IPQ5028; version=IPQ6000; version=IPQ6010; version=IPQ6018; version=IPQ6028; version=IPQ8064; version=IPQ8065; version=IPQ8068; version=IPQ8070; version=IPQ8070A; version=IPQ8071A; version=IPQ8072A; version=IPQ8074A; version=IPQ8076; version=IPQ8076A; version=IPQ8078; version=IPQ8078A; version=IPQ8173; version=IPQ8174; version=IPQ9008; version=IPQ9574; version=PMP8074; version=QAM8295P; version=QCA1062; version=QCA1064; version=QCA2062; version=QCA2064; version=QCA2065; version=QCA2066; version=QCA4024; version=QCA6390; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6420; version=QCA6421; version=QCA6426; version=QCA6430; version=QCA6431; version=QCA6436; version=QCA6554A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6696; version=QCA8072; version=QCA8075; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8082; version=QCA8084; version=QCA8085; version=QCA8337; version=QCA8386; version=QCA9886; version=QCA9888; version=QCA9889; version=QCA9980; version=QCA9984; version=QCA9985; version=QCA9986; version=QCA9990; version=QCA9992; version=QCA9994; version=QCM6490; version=QCN5021; version=QCN5022; version=QCN5024; version=QCN5052; version=QCN5054; version=QCN5122; version=QCN5124; version=QCN5152; version=QCN5154; version=QCN5164; version=QCN6023; version=QCN6024; version=QCN6100; version=QCN6102; version=QCN6112; version=QCN6122; version=QCN6132; 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=QCS6490; version=QCX315; version=QRB5165; version=QRB5165M; version=QRB5165N; version=QSM8250; version=QSM8350; version=SA4150P; 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=SD778G; version=SD780G; version=SD865 5G; version=SD870; version=SD888; version=SD888 5G; version=SD 8cx Gen2; version=SD 8cx Gen3; version=SD 8 Gen1 5G; version=SDX55; version=SDX55M; version=SDX65; version=SDXR2 5G; version=SM7315; version=SM7325P; version=SXR2150P; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9341; version=WCD9360; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9375; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3998; 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

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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