Local key compromise via faulty RPMB verification
Published Jan 2, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025
Cryptographic failure in Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive firmware allows local users to compromise a secs2d key during RPMB verification. Qualcomm identifies key unwrapping and comparison with RPMB data as the affected locus but does not disclose the incorrect verification operation. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation compromises confidentiality and integrity without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Cryptographic failure in Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive firmware allows local users to compromise a secs2d key during RPMB verification. Qualcomm identifies key unwrapping and comparison with RPMB data as the affected locus but does not disclose the incorrect verification operation. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation compromises confidentiality and integrity without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-33037
- Published
- Jan 2, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-310, CWE-311
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6200
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6700
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6800
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
- Affected versionversion=QAM8255P
- Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
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- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCA6421
- Affected versionversion=QCA6426
- Affected versionversion=QCA6431
- Affected versionversion=QCA6436
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6595
- Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6696
- Affected versionversion=QCA6698AQ
- Affected versionversion=QCA6797AQ
- Affected versionversion=QCA8081
- Affected versionversion=QCA8337
- Affected versionversion=QCM4325
- Affected versionversion=QCM4490
- Affected versionversion=QCN6024
- Affected versionversion=QCN9024
- Affected versionversion=QCS4490
- Affected versionversion=QCS8550
- Affected versionversion=QSM8350
- Affected versionversion=SA4150P
- Affected versionversion=SA4155P
- Affected versionversion=SA6145P
- Affected versionversion=SA6150P
- Affected versionversion=SA6155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8145P
- Affected versionversion=SA8150P
- Affected versionversion=SA8155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8195P
- Affected versionversion=SA8255P
- Affected versionversion=SA8295P
- Affected versionversion=SA8540P
- Affected versionversion=SA9000P
- Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
- Affected versionversion=SD 8 Gen1 5G
- Affected versionversion=SG4150P
- Affected versionversion=SM4450
- Affected versionversion=SM7250P
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform (SC8280XP-AB, BB)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform
- Affected versionversion=SSG2115P
- Affected versionversion=SSG2125P
- Affected versionversion=SXR1230P
- Affected versionversion=SXR2130
- Affected versionversion=SXR2230P
- Affected versionversion=WCD9370
- Affected versionversion=WCD9375
- Affected versionversion=WCD9380
- Affected versionversion=WCD9385
- Affected versionversion=WCN3950
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- Affected versionversion=WSA8810
- Affected versionversion=WSA8815
- Affected versionversion=WSA8830
- Affected versionversion=WSA8832
- Affected versionversion=WSA8835
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