CVE-2021-1896 Misconfiguration in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity
Weak WLAN configuration allows attackers to intercept unencrypted traffic forwarded between clients on Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1896?
CVE-2021-1896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 13 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Weak configuration in WLAN could cause forwarding of unencrypted packets from one client to another in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1896?
It affects 22 products.
Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6164 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6430 Firmware and 16 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware
- CVE-2025-21479 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2025-21480 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2023-28562 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL
- CVE-2022-40514 Buffer copy without checking size of input in WLAN Firmware
- CVE-2022-22096 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5gp4-c979-xcc7.