CVE-2016-6707 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the System Server of Android 6.x and 7.0, allowing a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within a privileged process. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.8, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to significant compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation is confirmed (KEV: No), a public exploit (EDB-40874) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, <= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.