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CVE-2016-2462

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2462 describes a vulnerability in OpenSSLCipher.java within Conscrypt in Android 6.x, specifically before the 2016-05-01 security patch. This flaw allows attackers to spoof message authentication by mishandling updates to the Additional Authenticated Data (AAD) array. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector with high attack complexity, and if exploited, could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 386 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/external/conscrypt/+/8bec47d2184fca7e8b7337d2a65b2b75a9bc8f54
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
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