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CVE-2016-6678

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6678 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Motorola USBNet driver affecting Nexus 6 devices running Android versions prior to October 5, 2016. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted application, allowing them to obtain sensitive information. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction and local access, but could lead to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules or proof-of-concept code readily available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Vendor Advisory
securityintelligence.com / android-vulnerabilities-attacking-nexus-6-and-6p-custom-boot-modes
securityfocus.com / bid/93305
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry