CVE-2016-6674 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the system_server component in Android on Nexus devices prior to the 2016-10-05 security update. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to gain full control over the device through a crafted application, requiring user interaction to install. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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