CVE-2026-21383
Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2026-21383 is a high-severity Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption (CWE-323) vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 0.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-41930
Vulnerability Data
Cryptographic Issue when using a static initialization vector for AES-GCM key wrapping, which requires a unique value for each call to ensure security.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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V6.8.3V11.3.4
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover nonce reuse through static analysis, fuzzing, or known-answer tests.
Engineering principles include correct use of cryptographic primitives such as unique nonces per key.
Selecting and implementing appropriate cryptographic algorithms and modes reduces nonce-reuse exposure.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly prevent nonce/key reuse errors in cryptographic implementations.
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.
Mandates proper cryptographic key and nonce management, directly preventing nonce/key-pair reuse.
Security testing can detect nonce reuse, yet the control addresses many other issues beyond this CWE.
Secure-coding rules can require unique nonces, but the control is broader than this single weakness.