CVE-2016-2474 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver affecting Android devices, specifically the Nexus 5X, 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 the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules.
| 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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