CVE-2020-11177

User can overwrite Security Code NV item without knowing current SPC due to improper validation...

8.8 High

User can overwrite Security Code NV item without knowing current SPC due to improper validation of SPC code setting and device lock in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-11177
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-11177
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-3531 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-3531
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg28-c344-xwc5 No score

User can overwrite Security Code NV item without knowing current SPC due to improper validation...

Record: GHSA-cg28-c344-xwc5
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11177 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Iot, Snapdragon Industrial Iot, Snapdragon Iot, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, published February 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.