# CVE-2019-10562: Auth bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

> Attackers can bypass secure boot authentication to load unverified debug policies, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89c5-gw8g-mh9v

## What is CVE-2019-10562?

CVE-2019-10562 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, published on 8 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

u'Improper authentication and signature verification of debug polices in secure boot loader will allow unverified debug policies to be loaded into secure memory and leads to memory corruption' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ6018, Kamorta, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCS404, QCS605, QCS610, Rennell, SA415M, SA6155P, SC7180, SDA660, SDA845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10562?

It affects 28 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs404 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs610 Firmware, Qualcomm Rennell Firmware, Qualcomm Sa415m Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sc7180 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm630 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm636 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm710 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm850 Firmware and 8 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware

- [CVE-2020-3668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3668/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14111/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10597/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-3618](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3618/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14116/): Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10562 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, published on 8 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ipq6018 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-2019-10562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10562

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