What is CVE-2022-40523?

CVE-2022-40523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-40523?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem

CVE-2022-40523

Information disclosure in Kernel due to indirect branch misprediction.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.3% 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)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40523?: CVE-2022-40523 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-40523?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.