CVE-2016-6729 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader affecting Android devices before the November 2016 security update. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the kernel, potentially leading to a permanent device compromise requiring an OS reflash. Rated 7.8 High on CVSS, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity but requires user interaction. There is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.1.0CPE 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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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.