CVE-2016-6772 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Wi-Fi could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-31856351.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.8% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| android |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Google Android - WifiNative::setHotlist Stack Overflow | 2016-12-20 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94701
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=958
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40945/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94701
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=958
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40945/
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