What is CVE-2022-25686?

CVE-2022-25686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-25686?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8017

CVE-2022-25686

Memory corruption in video module due to buffer overflow while processing WAV file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25686?: CVE-2022-25686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-25686?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.