What is CVE-2015-9140?

CVE-2015-9140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Fsm9055, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-9140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Fsm9055

CVE-2015-9140

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear, and Small Cell SoC FSM9055, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 600, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, and SDX20, unauthorized memory access possible in online memory dump feature.

Published 2018-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9140?: CVE-2015-9140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Fsm9055, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-9140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.