CVE-2024-45553: Qualcomm Snapdragon · Use After Free
Affects Qualcomm SnapdragonSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
1. Monitor Qualcomm and device vendors for official patches or firmware updates addressing CVE-2024-45553 and apply them promptly. 2. Implement strict access controls and privilege separation on affected devices to minimize the risk of local privilege escalation. 3. Employ runtime protections such as memory corruption mitigations (e.g., Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), Control Flow Integrity (CFI), and stack canaries) where supported by the platform. 4. Limit local access to devices by enforcing strong authentication and physical security controls to reduce the likelihood of exploitation. 5. For enterprise environments, deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of identifying anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on devices using affected Qualcomm platforms, especially in automotive and IoT deployments. 7. Educate users and administrators about the risks of local privilege escalation vulnerabilities and the importance of timely updates. 8. Where possible, isolate critical systems using network segmentation to contain potential compromises stemming from this vulnerability.
Description
Memory corruption can occur when process-specific maps are added to the global list. If a map is removed from the global list while another thread is using it for a process-specific task, issues may arise.