CVE-2020-25859

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

The QCMAP_CLI utility in the Qualcomm QCMAP software suite prior to versions released in October 2020 uses a system() call without validating the input, while handling a SetGatewayUrl() request. A local attacker with shell access can pass shell metacharacters and run arbitrary commands. If QCMAP_CLI can be run via sudo or setuid, this also allows elevating privileges to root. This version of QCMAP is used in many kinds of networking devices, primarily mobile hotspots and LTE routers.

Affected products

Qualcomm Qcmap: all versions

References

http://vdoo.com/blog/qualcomm-qcmap-vulnerabilities
http://vdoo.com/blog/qualcomm-qcmap-vulnerabilities

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