CVE-2016-0822 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Android 6.0.1 devices running the MediaTek connectivity kernel driver. A crafted application could exploit this flaw by leveraging conn_launcher access to gain elevated privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and high attack complexity (AC:H), but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, its mention in a SecurityWeek article and limited community discussion indicate some awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.