CVE-2016-6772 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Wi-Fi could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of…
published 2017-01-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7675
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-40945)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40945 Google Android - WifiNative::setHotlist Stack Overflow dos, 2016-12-20
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/40945/
exploit
-
source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
vendor-advisory
- bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=958
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/94701
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6772
- NVD CVE-2016-6772
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