What is CVE-2022-25720?

CVE-2022-25720 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-25720?

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

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2022-25720

Memory corruption in WLAN due to out of bound array access during connect/roaming in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Published 2022-10-19 · 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 (37.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25720?: CVE-2022-25720 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-25720?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.