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High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jun 9, 2021
CVE-2020-11261Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Con…
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It affects Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables and 59 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Dec 1, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 1, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Dec 1, 2021; federal remediation due Jun 1, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.60% (percentile 75)
- Assigned by
- qualcomm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables qualcomm:snapdragon_auto_snapdragon_compute_snapdragon_connectivity_snapdragon_consumer_iot_snapdragon_industrial_iot_snapdragon_mobile_snapdragon_voice_and_music_snapdragon_wearables (from the name) | APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, AR8151, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FSM10055, FSM10056, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, PM215, PM3003A, PM4125, PM439, PM456, PM6125, PM6150, PM6150A, PM6150L, PM6250, PM6350, PM640A, PM640L, PM640P, PM660, PM660A, PM660L, PM670, PM670A, PM670L, PM7150A, PM7150L, PM7250, PM7250B, PM7350C, PM8004, PM8005, PM8008, PM8009, PM8150, PM8150A, PM8150B, PM8150C, PM8150L, PM8250, PM8350, PM8350B, PM8350BH, PM8350BHS, PM8350C, PM855, PM855A, PM855B, PM855L, PM855P, PM8909, PM8916, PM8937, PM8940, PM8953, PM8996, PM8998, PMC1000H, PMD9655, PME605, PMI632, PMI8937, PMI8952, PMI8994, PMI8996, PMI8998, PMK7350, PMK8001, PMK8002, PMK8003, PMK8350, PMM6155AU, PMM8155AU, PMM855AU, PMM8996AU, PMR525, PMR735A, PMR735B, PMW3100, PMX20, PMX24, PMX50, PMX55, QAT3514, QAT3516, QAT3518, QAT3519, QAT3522, QAT3550, QAT3555, QAT5515, QAT5516, QAT5522, QAT5533, QAT5568, QBT1000, QBT15 ...[truncated*] | CNA record |
qualcomm apq8009_firmware qualcomm:apq8009_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8009w_firmware qualcomm:apq8009w_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8017_firmware qualcomm:apq8017_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8037_firmware qualcomm:apq8037_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8053_firmware qualcomm:apq8053_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8064au_firmware qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm apq8096au_firmware qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm ar8031_firmware qualcomm:ar8031_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm ar8035_firmware qualcomm:ar8035_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm ar8151_firmware qualcomm:ar8151_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm csra6620_firmware qualcomm:csra6620_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm csra6640_firmware qualcomm:csra6640_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm csrb31024_firmware qualcomm:csrb31024_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm fsm10055_firmware qualcomm:fsm10055_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm fsm10056_firmware qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8917_firmware qualcomm:msm8917_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8920_firmware qualcomm:msm8920_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8937_firmware qualcomm:msm8937_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8940_firmware qualcomm:msm8940_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8953_firmware qualcomm:msm8953_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm215_firmware qualcomm:pm215_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm3003a_firmware qualcomm:pm3003a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm4125_firmware qualcomm:pm4125_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm439_firmware qualcomm:pm439_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm456_firmware qualcomm:pm456_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6125_firmware qualcomm:pm6125_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6150_firmware qualcomm:pm6150_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6150a_firmware qualcomm:pm6150a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6150l_firmware qualcomm:pm6150l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6250_firmware qualcomm:pm6250_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm6350_firmware qualcomm:pm6350_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm640a_firmware qualcomm:pm640a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm640l_firmware qualcomm:pm640l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm640p_firmware qualcomm:pm640p_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm660_firmware qualcomm:pm660_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm660a_firmware qualcomm:pm660a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm660l_firmware qualcomm:pm660l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm670_firmware qualcomm:pm670_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm670a_firmware qualcomm:pm670a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm670l_firmware qualcomm:pm670l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm7150a_firmware qualcomm:pm7150a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm7150l_firmware qualcomm:pm7150l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm7250_firmware qualcomm:pm7250_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm7250b_firmware qualcomm:pm7250b_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm7350c_firmware qualcomm:pm7350c_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8004_firmware qualcomm:pm8004_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8005_firmware qualcomm:pm8005_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8008_firmware qualcomm:pm8008_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8009_firmware qualcomm:pm8009_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8150_firmware qualcomm:pm8150_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8150a_firmware qualcomm:pm8150a_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8150b_firmware qualcomm:pm8150b_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8150c_firmware qualcomm:pm8150c_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8150l_firmware qualcomm:pm8150l_firmware | all versions | NVD |
qualcomm pm8250_firmware qualcomm:pm8250_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/january-2021-bulletinx-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11261us-government-resource
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