What is CVE-2021-1950?

CVE-2021-1950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-1950?

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

Auth bypass in Qualcomm Ar8035

CVE-2021-1950

Improper cleaning of secure memory between authenticated users can lead to face authentication bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-04-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2022-bulletin (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1950?: CVE-2021-1950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-1950?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.