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CVE-2018-13896

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

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

Affected products

• Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Msm8996Au Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcs404 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm 215 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 412 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 429 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 435 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 439 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 632 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 636 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 670 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 710 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 712 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 820A Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 835 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 845 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 850 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 855 Firmware: all versions
• Qualcomm Sd 8Cx Firmware: all versions

References

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

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