What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-45579?

CVE-2024-45579 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-45579?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches promptly. Vendor patch is available.

Fastconnect 6900 Firmware CVE-2024-45579

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2025-05-06 product-security@qualcomm.com

Buffer Overflow Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware Fastconnect 7800 Firmware Sdm429w Firmware Snapdragon 429 Mobile Firmware Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Firmware Wcd9380 Firmware Wcn3620 Firmware Wcn3660b Firmware Wsa8830 Firmware Wsa8835 Firmware

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-20 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact	CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.07%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

Memory corruption may occur when invoking IOCTL calls from userspace to the camera kernel driver to dump request information, due to a missing memory requirement check. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Memory corruption may occur when invoking IOCTL calls from userspace to the camera kernel driver to dump request information, due to a missing memory requirement check. Affected products include: Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm429W Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Mobile Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:40 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

May 06, 2025 - 09:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory corruption may occur when invoking IOCTL calls from userspace to the camera kernel driver to dump request information, due to a missing memory requirement check.

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Why It Matters

CVE-2024-45579 presents notable security risk, a input validation vulnerability rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. A patch is available and should be applied as part of regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: High

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.1%

Top 79% exploitable

Data Quality

3 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.1%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact

High

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +39

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_429_mobile_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3620_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

PATCH https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/may-2025-bulletin.html

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