high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-33063Qualcomm — freed memory in the signal processor services

A call from the main operating system into the signal processor services (DSP) on Qualcomm chipsets touches memory after it has been released. Qualcomm patched it alongside two graphics flaws in the same bulletin.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the December 2023 Android security patch level, or the handset maker's build carrying the Qualcomm fix for this bulletin.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
1%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-12-05
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 processor 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-2023-33063 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24