CVE-2016-2469 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver affecting Android devices, specifically Nexus 5, 6, and 6P, prior to the 2016-06-01 security update. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application, requiring user interaction. While no public exploits or Metasploit modules are available, the vulnerability received some media coverage and community discussion at the time, though it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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