What is CVE-2018-11872?

CVE-2018-11872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 845, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-11872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Qualcomm Sd 845

CVE-2018-11872

Improper input validation leads to buffer overwrite in the WLAN function that handles WMI commands in Snapdragon Mobile in version SD 845, SD 850, SDA660

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Qualcomm Sd 845
Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware
Qualcomm Sd 850
Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware
Qualcomm Sda660
Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile — versions SD 845, SD 850, SDA660

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/107681 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11872?: CVE-2018-11872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 845, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-11872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.