# What is CVE-2024-43047?

> CVE-2024-43047 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) in Fastconnect 6700 Firmware from Qualcomm, published on 7 October 2024. It is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are already using it. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.7%. If you run an affected version, patch it first.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2024-43047

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Fix this now. Attackers are using this flaw today. If you run an affected version, it goes to the top of your list.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 74 out of 100 (High); action: Emergency patch. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** High (CVSS 7.8 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** Yes, it is on the government list of flaws known to be exploited
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.7% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 7 October 2024
- **Record last updated:** 17 June 2026
- **Main product:** Fastconnect 6700 Firmware from Qualcomm
- **Affected products:** 64

## What is CVE-2024-43047? In plain terms

An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### The official description

Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-416: Use After Free

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Already on the device
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: An ordinary user account
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline

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

## Is CVE-2024-43047 being exploited? Yes

Attackers are already using it. It is on the government list of flaws known to be exploited, and the latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.7%.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%, 0.7%.

### Timeline

- 7 October 2024: Published
- 17 June 2026: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2024-43047 scores **74 out of 100 (High)**, with the action "Emergency patch".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2024-43047?

The published record lists 64 products.

- [Fastconnect 6700 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/fastconnect_6700_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Fastconnect 6800 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/fastconnect_6800_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Fastconnect 6900 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/fastconnect_6900_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Fastconnect 7800 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/fastconnect_7800_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qam8295p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qam8295p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6174a Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6174a_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6391 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6391_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6426 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6426_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6436 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6436_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6574au Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6574au_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6584au Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6584au_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6595 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6595_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6595au Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6595au_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6688aq Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6688aq_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6696 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6696_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qca6698aq Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qca6698aq_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qcs410 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qcs410_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qcs610 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qcs610_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Qcs6490 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/qcs6490_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa4150p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa4150p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa4155p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa4155p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa6145p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa6145p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa6150p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa6150p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa6155p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa6155p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa8145p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa8145p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa8150p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa8150p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa8155p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa8155p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa8195p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa8195p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sa8295p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sa8295p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sd660 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd660_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sd865 5g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sd865_5g_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sg4150p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sg4150p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 660 Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_660_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 680 4g Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 685 4g Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 865 5g Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_865_5g_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- Snapdragon 865+ 5g Mobile Firmware by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 870 5g Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_870_5g_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon 888 5g Mobile Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_888_5g_mobile_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- Snapdragon 888+ 5g Mobile Firmware by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon Auto 5g Modem-Rf Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon Auto 5g Modem-Rf Gen 2 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon X55 5g Modem-Rf Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Snapdragon Xr2 5g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/snapdragon_xr2_5g_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sw5100 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sw5100_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sw5100p Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sw5100p_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Sxr2130 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/sxr2130_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Video Collaboration Vc1 Platform Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Video Collaboration Vc3 Platform Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9335 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9335_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9341 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9341_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9370 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9370_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9375 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9375_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9380 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9380_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcd9385 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcd9385_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcn3950 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcn3950_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcn3980 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcn3980_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcn3988 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcn3988_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wcn3990 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wcn3990_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wsa8810 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wsa8810_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wsa8815 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wsa8815_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wsa8830 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wsa8830_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified
- [Wsa8835 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/qualcomm/wsa8835_firmware) by [Qualcomm](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/qualcomm) (Operating system): version not specified

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43047?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Check it wasn’t used before you patched.** Because criminals are already using this flaw, look for signs of a break-in on affected systems using the vendor’s guidance.

### References

- [docs.qualcomm.com](https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/october-2024-bulletin.html) (Patch, Vendor advisory)
- [cisa.gov](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-43047) (Government resource)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2024-43047?

CVE-2024-43047 is a high-severity flaw in Fastconnect 6700 Firmware from Qualcomm, published on 7 October 2024. An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2024-43047?

It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2024-43047 is 74 out of 100, which is High. Its action is "Emergency patch". Attackers are using this flaw today. If you run an affected version, it goes to the top of your list.

### Is CVE-2024-43047 being exploited?

Attackers are already using it. It is on the government list of flaws known to be exploited, and the latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.7%.

### Which versions does CVE-2024-43047 affect?

For Fastconnect 6700 Firmware from Qualcomm: version not specified. The record lists 64 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2024-43047?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. Because criminals are already using it, also check affected systems for signs of a break-in.

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