Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-9711 is a Qualcomm Snapdragon access-control issue where certain unprivileged processes can make IOCTL calls they should not be able to make. The CVSS score is medium, but successful abuse could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability on impacted devices.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority firmware exposure issue. It is most relevant where older Qualcomm-based mobile, modem, IoT, or embedded devices remain in service and cannot be verified against OEM security updates.
Technical view
The record describes improper permissions, privileges, and access controls in data for Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms. The CVSS 3.1 vector is local, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems using the listed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets, including several MDM, MSM, and Snapdragon 200/400/600/800 series platforms. Actual exposure depends on device model, firmware lineage, OEM patch integration, and whether the vulnerable component is present and reachable.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The attack vector is local and the CVSS vector lists high privileges required, so this is not described as a remote unauthenticated issue in the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the source bundle provides the CVE description, CVSS vector, affected chipset list, and Qualcomm bulletin reference, but not detailed root cause, fixed versions, affected driver names, or exploit indicators. Avoid assuming product-level impact without OEM firmware confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Review Qualcomm’s May 2018 security bulletin for vendor guidance.
- Confirm OEM firmware includes the relevant Qualcomm security bulletin fixes.
- Prioritize listed Snapdragon platforms in managed mobile and embedded inventories.
- Limit untrusted local code execution on potentially affected devices.
- Track OEM advisories for device-specific update availability.
Validation and detection
- Inventory devices and map models to the listed Snapdragon chipsets.
- Check firmware build levels against OEM and Qualcomm bulletin guidance.
- Confirm whether local IOCTL access paths are exposed on affected builds.
- Record unsupported devices that cannot receive OEM firmware updates.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.