What is CVE-2022-22088?

CVE-2022-22088 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-22088?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-22088 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2022-22088

Memory corruption in Bluetooth HOST due to buffer overflow while parsing the command response received from remote

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sgxgsx/BlueToolkit

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/january-2023-bulletin (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22088?: CVE-2022-22088 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-22088?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22088 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.