CVE-2021-1905

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2021 at 09:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:32 AM UTC
800 products affected across 1 vendorWCD9380 FirmwareWSA8830 FirmwareWSA8835 Firmware

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 Score1.5%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 1.5% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 75% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Multiple Qualcomm Chipsets contain a use after free vulnerability due to improper handling of memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
May 3, 2022
1637 days overdue

Description

Possible use after free due to improper handling of memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously. 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.

All versions
qualcomm-apq8053 (same device)
All versions
qualcomm-ar8151 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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