CVE-2019-2274 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Improper access control allows secure processor write access to RPU, potentially enabling privilege escalation or code execution on affected Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-2274?
CVE-2019-2274 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 18 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Access Control for RPU write access from secure processor in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8098, IPQ8074, MDM9150, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCA8081, QCN7605, QCS605, QM215, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX20, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2274?
It affects 37 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware and 31 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2274?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-2274 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware
- CVE-2025-21483 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
- CVE-2021-1933 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2021-1946 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11176 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11291 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwxf-3922-5cmx.