CVE-2020-11117

Name: CVE-2020-11117
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-09-08T10:15:14.217+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 20.08%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-11117 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. u'In the lbd service, an external user can issue a specially crafted debug command to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content resulting in remote code execution.' in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, QCA4531, QCA9531, QCA9980. EPSS estimates a 20.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

u'In the lbd service, an external user can issue a specially crafted debug command to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content resulting in remote code execution.' in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, QCA4531, QCA9531, QCA9980

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

20.08%

97.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qualcomm	Ipq4019 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Ipq6018 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Ipq8064 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Ipq8074 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Qca4531 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Qca9531 Firmware	All versions
Qualcomm	Qca9980 Firmware	All versions

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2020-bulletinBroken Link
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1065Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2020-bulletinBroken Link
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1065Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 8, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-11117?

How severe is CVE-2020-11117?

CVE-2020-11117 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 20.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11117?

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Source: NVD / NIST