What is CVE-2022-33281?

CVE-2022-33281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sm8450, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-33281?

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

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Sm8450

CVE-2022-33281

Memory corruption due to improper validation of array index in computer vision while testing EVA kernel without sending any frames.

Published 2023-05-02 · 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: 0.001 (1.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33281?: CVE-2022-33281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sm8450, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-33281?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.