CVE-2020-11228 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 17 Mar 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Improper policy protection in RPM region allows unprivileged access, enabling privilege escalation on various Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms.

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-2020-11228?

CVE-2020-11228 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 17 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Part of RPM region was not protected from xblSec itself due to improper policy and leads to unprivileged access in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11228?

It affects 131 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4250 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150 Firmware and 125 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11228 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-2020-11228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xfxw-34fr-6cr6.