What is CVE-2022-40505?

CVE-2022-40505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-40505?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem

CVE-2022-40505

Information disclosure due to buffer over-read in Modem while parsing DNS hostname.

Published 2023-05-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.5% 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: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40505?: CVE-2022-40505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem, classified under Buffer Over-read. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-40505?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.