CVE-2023-28569
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInformation disclosure in WLAN HAL while handling command through WMI interfaces.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Wireless LAN Hardware Abstraction Layer (WLAN HAL) that occurs when handling commands through WMI (Wireless Module Interface) interfaces. The flaw allows potential unauthorized access to sensitive information during wireless command processing.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify wireless hardware presentUse system commands to list installed wireless adapters (e.g., lspci, lsusb, or device manager) and note the chipset manufacturer and model numberAffected if The system contains any of these Qualcomm wireless chipsets: Aqt1000, Ar9380, Csr8811, Csrb31024, Fastconnect 6200, Fastconnect 6700, Fastconnect 6800, or Fastconnect 6900
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Check wireless firmware versionQuery the wireless adapter firmware version through the operating system or vendor tools (on Linux: iw list, ip link show, or ethtool -i; on Windows: check driver/firmware details in Device Manager)Affected if The firmware version cannot be determined or matches the affected product list, indicating potential vulnerability
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Verify WMI/WLAN HAL interface usageConfirm the wireless interface is active and using the WLAN HAL for command processing (this is standard operation for affected devices)Affected if The wireless interface is enabled and processing WMI commands, which triggers the vulnerable code path in the WLAN HAL
A system is affected if it has any of the listed Qualcomm wireless hardware components (Aqt1000, Ar9380, Csr8811, Csrb31024, Fastconnect 6200/6700/6800/6900) with any firmware version, as all versions of these products are vulnerable to information disclosure via the WLAN HAL WMI interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates for affected wireless devices. As a compensating control, network segmentation can limit exposure of vulnerable wireless interfaces to untrusted networks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-28569 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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