Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-25743

HighPublic PoC

Published: 15 November 2022

Published
15 November 2022
Modified
22 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0006 17.7th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-25743 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 17.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Memory corruption in graphics due to use-after-free while importing graphics buffer in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

CWE(s)
CWE-416

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

qualcomm
apq8009 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8009w firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8017 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8052 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8056 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8064au firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8076 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8096au firmware
all versions
qualcomm
aqt1000 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
ar8031 firmware
all versions
+179 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

References