What is CVE-2022-40537?

CVE-2022-40537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-40537?

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

Is CVE-2022-40537 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2022-40537

Memory corruption in Bluetooth HOST while processing the AVRC_PDU_GET_PLAYER_APP_VALUE_TEXT AVRCP response.

Published 2023-03-10 · 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 (27.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% 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)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sgxgsx/BlueToolkit

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40537?: CVE-2022-40537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-40537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40537 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.