CVE-2020-11178

Trusted APPS to overwrite the CPZ memory of another use-case as TZ only checks the physical...

7.8 High

Trusted APPS to overwrite the CPZ memory of another use-case as TZ only checks the physical address not overlapping with its memory and its RoT memory in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

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

0.16%Down 0.3 points since Jun 9, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2020-11178
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-11178
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-3532 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-3532
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m5x-235r-x9r3 No score

Trusted APPS to overwrite the CPZ memory of another use-case as TZ only checks the physical...

Record: GHSA-7m5x-235r-x9r3
Weakness: CWE-20
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-2020-11178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Iot, Snapdragon Industrial Iot, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure And Networking, published June 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.