CVE-2018-13896

HIGH

Qualcomm Snapdragon Firmware - Improper Access Control in XBL_SEC Image Authentication

Title source: llm

Description

XBL_SEC image authentication and other crypto related validations are accessible to a compromised OEM XBL Loader due to missing lock at XBL_SEC stage.. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, QCS404, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 10.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-284

Status published

Products (36)

qualcomm/mdm9206_firmware

qualcomm/mdm9607_firmware

qualcomm/mdm9650_firmware

qualcomm/mdm9655_firmware

qualcomm/msm8996au_firmware

qualcomm/qcs404_firmware

qualcomm/qcs605_firmware

qualcomm/qualcomm_215_firmware

qualcomm/sd_410_firmware

qualcomm/sd_412_firmware

... and 26 more

Published Jul 22, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026