CVE-2023-33063

Use After Free in DSP Services

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 5, 2023 at 03:04 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
444 products affected across 1 vendorWCD9380WSA8835WSA8830

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 52% 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 memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Required Action
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Dec 5, 2023
Remediation Due
Dec 26, 2023
1035 days overdue

Description

Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Affected

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

All versions
qualcomm-315-5g-iot-modem (same device)
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qualcomm-8098 (same device)
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qualcomm-8953pro (same device)
All versions
qualcomm-8998 (same device)
All versions
qualcomm-apq5053-aa (same device)
All versions
All versions
All versions
qualcomm-apq8053-aa (same device)
All versions
qualcomm-apq8053-ac (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHqualcomm
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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