CVE-2023-43552Network attack vector

Memory corruption via MBSSID beacon use-after-free

Published Mar 4, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Use-after-free in Qualcomm WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via a crafted MBSSID beacon containing several subelement IEs. The beacon-processing path releases an object while handling multiple MBSSID subelements and subsequently accesses that freed memory. Reception of the malicious wireless beacon is sufficient; Qualcomm has not disclosed the resulting operation beyond memory corruption.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Qualcomm WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via a crafted MBSSID beacon containing several subelement IEs. The beacon-processing path releases an object while handling multiple MBSSID subelements and subsequently accesses that freed memory. Reception of the malicious wireless beacon is sufficient; Qualcomm has not disclosed the resulting operation beyond memory corruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43552
Published
Mar 4, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
SA8155P Firmware
Classifications
CWE-416, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · SA8155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA9000P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9074 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SDX65M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QRB5165N Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS8250 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6698AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8386 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9390 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Flight RB5 5G Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6412 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 326 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8078 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6678AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8770P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5052 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · CSR8811 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 318 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8084 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SG8275P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SM8550P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6122 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8337 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6797AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8081 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8070A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 7800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9013 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8078A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS7230 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8195P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5022 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5028 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8174 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9022 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6028 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AR8035; version=CSR8811; version=FastConnect 6900; version=FastConnect 7800; version=Flight RB5 5G Platform; version=Immersive Home 214 Platform; version=Immersive Home 216 Platform; version=Immersive Home 316 Platform; version=Immersive Home 318 Platform; version=Immersive Home 3210 Platform; version=Immersive Home 326 Platform; version=IPQ5010; version=IPQ5028; version=IPQ5302; version=IPQ5312; version=IPQ5332; version=IPQ6000; version=IPQ6010; version=IPQ6018; version=IPQ6028; version=IPQ8070A; version=IPQ8071A; version=IPQ8072A; version=IPQ8074A; version=IPQ8076; version=IPQ8076A; version=IPQ8078; version=IPQ8078A; version=IPQ8173; version=IPQ8174; version=IPQ9008; version=IPQ9570; version=IPQ9574; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8295P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAM8775P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QAMSRV1M; version=QCA0000; version=QCA4024; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6554A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6678AQ; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA6797AQ; version=QCA8075; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8082; version=QCA8084; version=QCA8085; version=QCA8337; version=QCA8386; version=QCA9888; version=QCA9889; version=QCC2073; version=QCC2076; version=QCC710; version=QCF8000; version=QCF8001; version=QCM8550; version=QCN5022; version=QCN5024; version=QCN5052; version=QCN5122; version=QCN5124; version=QCN5152; version=QCN5154; version=QCN5164; version=QCN6023; version=QCN6024; version=QCN6112; version=QCN6122; version=QCN6132; version=QCN6224; version=QCN6274; version=QCN6402; version=QCN6412; version=QCN6422; version=QCN6432; version=QCN9000; version=QCN9012; version=QCN9013; version=QCN9022; version=QCN9024; version=QCN9070; version=QCN9072; version=QCN9074; version=QCN9100; version=QCN9274; version=QCS7230; version=QCS8250; version=QFW7114; version=QFW7124; version=QRB5165N; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform; version=Robotics RB5 Platform; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8650P; version=SA8770P; version=SA8775P; version=SA9000P; version=SDX55; version=SDX65M; version=SG8275P; version=SM8550P; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform; version=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2; version=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System; version=SRV1H; version=SRV1M; version=SSG2115P; version=SSG2125P; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR1230P; version=SXR2230P; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCD9390; version=WCD9395; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3988; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8832; version=WSA8835; version=WSA8840; version=WSA8845; version=WSA8845H
Qualcomm · SA6155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC2076 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8071A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR1230P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9570 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6900 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2125P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6554A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM8550 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8076 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA9888 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2115P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8076A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6224 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 214 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6018 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6564AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8001 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3988 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9395 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6574AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 316 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6584AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5302 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6112 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9380 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8085 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5152 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9012 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8840 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8173 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6402 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5164 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR2230P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9070 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6132 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8074A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA4024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · AR8035 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 216 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9100 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6422 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5332 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC710 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SDX55 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6023 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA0000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8830 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6391 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9385 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9340 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6432 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3980 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8075 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8082 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8835 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9008 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5154 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8072A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5312 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8832 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5122 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6696 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC2073 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7114 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 3210 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9072 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Robotics RB5 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA9889 Firmwareversion=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

9.8Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-416Use After Free
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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