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CVE-2020-11261

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2021 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:49 AM UTC
656 products affected across 1 vendorWCD9380WSA8835WSA8830

Using Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables by Qualcomm, Inc.?

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score1.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 1.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 76% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Dec 1, 2021
Remediation Due
Jun 1, 2022
1608 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11261

Description

Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

APQ8009· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8009W· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8017· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8037· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8053 Firmware· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
qualcomm-apq8053 (same device)
APQ8064AU· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
APQ8096AU· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AQT1000· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AR8031· Qualcomm
95%
All versions
AR8035· Qualcomm
95%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/january-2021-bulletin
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11261

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787CWE-20

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