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CVE-2021-1896

Weak configuration in WLAN could cause forwarding of unencrypted packets from one client to another in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 44 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 41 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-07-13T06:15:08.060

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:45:21.493

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-319
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm aqt1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm aqt1000 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6164_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6164 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6174_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6174 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6174a_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6174a - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6420_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6420 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6430_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6430 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca9377_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca9377 - No
Operating System qualcomm sc8180x_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sc8180x - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_8c_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_8c - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_8cx_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_8cx - No
Operating System qualcomm sd7c_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd7c - No
Operating System qualcomm sd850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd850 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6250 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9340_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9340 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9341_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9341 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3990_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3990 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3991_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3991 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3998_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3998 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6850 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8810_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8810 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8815_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8815 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx55_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx55 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.