Improper Authentication in Data Modem

published 2023-10-03 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-32210

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cryptographic issue in Data Modem due to improper authentication during TLS handshake.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-26)

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

qualcomm.com /company/product-security/bulletins/october-2023-bulletin
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-28540
NVD CVE-2023-28540

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Summary