CVE-2020-11177 Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can overwrite security code NV items without knowing the current SPC due to improper validation in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware.

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-2020-11177?

CVE-2020-11177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 22 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

User can overwrite Security Code NV item without knowing current SPC due to improper validation of SPC code setting and device lock in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11177?

It affects 407 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8084 Firmware and 401 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cg28-c344-xwc5.

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