What is CVE-2021-35120?

CVE-2021-35120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-35120?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Use After Free in Qualcomm Apq8053

CVE-2021-35120

Improper handling between export and release functions on the same handle from client can lead to use after free in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2022-06-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.6% 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-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35120?: CVE-2021-35120 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-35120?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.