What is CVE-2021-1970?

CVE-2021-1970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-1970?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Qualcomm Apq8053

CVE-2021-1970

Possible out of bound read due to lack of length check of FT sub-elements in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

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

Published 2021-07-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/july-2021-bulletin (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1970?: CVE-2021-1970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-1970?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.