# CVE-2018-11271: Auth bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables > Improper authentication in remote command handling allows attackers to bypass security controls on various Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets. - **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 24 May 2019 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-972p-4w27-7x22 ## What is CVE-2018-11271? CVE-2018-11271 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 24 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Improper authentication can happen on Remote command handling due to inappropriate handling of events in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SM7150, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130 Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11271? It affects 42 products. Products: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qm215 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd855 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 429 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 435 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 439 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 615 Firmware and 22 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2018-11271? No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2018-11271 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11271 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware - [CVE-2016-10394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10394/): Improper Authentication in Core (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-10522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10522/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-10528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10528/): Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-10533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10533/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-10534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10534/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11271 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2018-11271 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 24 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11271 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11271/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11271/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11271 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11271 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11271 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11271/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.