# 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.

- **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:** 18 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwxf-3922-5cmx

## 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: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8937 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8940 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn7605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qm215 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda845 Firmware and 17 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21483/): Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1933/): Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1946/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11176/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11291/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-2274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8017 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-2019-2274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.