Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28554

Memory Safety in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware

Published
07 November 2023
Modified
11 August 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0014 4th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28554 is a medium-severity Buffer Over-read (CWE-126) vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked at the 4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Information Disclosure in Qualcomm IPC while reading values from shared memory in VM.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-28553Same product: Qualcomm Ar9380
CVE-2023-28569Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2023-28563Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2023-33062Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2025-21448Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2025-21435Same product: Qualcomm Csr8811
CVE-2023-43536Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2024-33037Same product: Qualcomm C-V2X 9150
CVE-2025-21484Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2024-45552Same product: Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200

Affected Assets

qualcomm
aqt1000 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
ar9380 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
c-v2x 9150 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
csr8811 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6200 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6800 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 6900 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
fastconnect 7800 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
immersive home 214 platform firmware
all versions
qualcomm
immersive home 216 platform firmware
all versions
+138 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly prevent introduction of buffer over-read weaknesses.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover buffer over-read flaws via scanning or review.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software removes known instances of buffer over-read bugs.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect buffer over-reads before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and bounds checking that can prevent buffer over-reads.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and bounds-checking rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and bounds-checking design choices.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require bounds-checked buffer access, mitigating over-reads.

References