Is CVE-2022-22071 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-22071 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-28.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22071?

CVE-2022-22071 has a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-22071?

Patch guidance is available from qualcomm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-22071.

Fix CVE-2022-22071 - HIGH qualcomm apq8053 firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-22071?

90 products: qualcomm apq8053 firmware, qualcomm ar8031 firmware, qualcomm ar8035 firmware, qualcomm csra6620 firmware, qualcomm csra6640 firmware, and 85 more.

Description

Possible use after free when process shell memory is freed using IOCTL munmap call and process initialization is in progress in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: QUALCOMM
Published: 6/14/2022
Last Modified: 10/28/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

qualcomm : apq8053_firmwarequalcomm : ar8031_firmwarequalcomm : ar8035_firmwarequalcomm : csra6620_firmwarequalcomm : csra6640_firmwarequalcomm : mdm9150_firmwarequalcomm : msm8953_firmwarequalcomm : qca6174a_firmwarequalcomm : qca6390_firmwarequalcomm : qca6391_firmwarequalcomm : qca6426_firmwarequalcomm : qca6436_firmwarequalcomm : qca6574_firmwarequalcomm : qca6574a_firmwarequalcomm : qca6574au_firmwarequalcomm : qca6595au_firmwarequalcomm : qca6696_firmwarequalcomm : qca8081_firmwarequalcomm : qca8337_firmwarequalcomm : qca9377_firmwarequalcomm : qcm2290_firmwarequalcomm : qcm4290_firmwarequalcomm : qcm6490_firmwarequalcomm : qcs2290_firmwarequalcomm : qcs405_firmwarequalcomm : qcs410_firmwarequalcomm : qcs4290_firmwarequalcomm : qcs610_firmwarequalcomm : qcs6490_firmwarequalcomm : qrb5165_firmwarequalcomm : qrb5165m_firmwarequalcomm : qrb5165n_firmwarequalcomm : qualcomm215_firmwarequalcomm : sa6155p_firmwarequalcomm : sa8155p_firmwarequalcomm : sa8195p_firmwarequalcomm : sd439_firmwarequalcomm : sd460_firmwarequalcomm : sd480_firmwarequalcomm : sd662_firmwarequalcomm : sd680_firmwarequalcomm : sd690_5g_firmwarequalcomm : sd695_firmwarequalcomm : sd750g_firmwarequalcomm : sd765_firmwarequalcomm : sd765g_firmwarequalcomm : sd768g_firmwarequalcomm : sd778g_firmwarequalcomm : sd780g_firmwarequalcomm : sd855_firmwarequalcomm : sd865_5g_firmwarequalcomm : sd870_firmwarequalcomm : sd888_5g_firmwarequalcomm : sdx12_firmwarequalcomm : sdx55_firmwarequalcomm : sdx55m_firmwarequalcomm : sdx65_firmwarequalcomm : sdxr2_5g_firmwarequalcomm : sm4125_firmwarequalcomm : sm7250p_firmwarequalcomm : sm7325p_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9326_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9335_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9341_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9370_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9375_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9380_firmwarequalcomm : wcd9385_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3615_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3660b_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3680b_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3910_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3950_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3980_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3988_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3991_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3998_firmwarequalcomm : wcn3999_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6740_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6750_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6850_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6851_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6855_firmwarequalcomm : wcn6856_firmwarequalcomm : wcn7850_firmwarequalcomm : wcn7851_firmwarequalcomm : wsa8810_firmwarequalcomm : wsa8815_firmwarequalcomm : wsa8830_firmwarequalcomm : wsa8835_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD