CVE-2016-3859 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Qualcomm camera driver in Android devices, specifically Nexus 5, 5X, 6, and 6P, prior to the September 2016 security update. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated 7.8 CVSS, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.