high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2022-22071Qualcomm — shell memory freed while the process starts

Releasing a process's shell memory through a driver call while that process is still initialising leaves a use-after-free on Qualcomm chipsets. Snapdragon parts in phones, cars and industrial devices are all listed.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the device maker's update carrying the Qualcomm fix. On automotive and industrial parts that means asking the integrator, because no app store delivers it.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
0%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2022-06-14
Added to KEV
2023-12-05
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
medium
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsCode running on the device able to make the driver call.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2022-22071 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24