CVE-2018-5822
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, compromised WLAN FW can potentially cause a buffer overwrite.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, compromised WLAN FW can potentially cause a buffer overwrite.
- Record
CVE-2018-5822- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, compromised WLAN FW can potentially cause a buffer overwrite.
- Record
CVE-2018-5822- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17589 No score
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, compromised WLAN FW can potentially cause a buffer overwrite.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32g7-xrvv-4v99
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from...
In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, compromised WLAN FW can potentially cause a buffer overwrite.
- Record
GHSA-32g7-xrvv-4v99- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5822 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Google Android, published April 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.