What is CVE-2016-0819?

CVE-2016-0819 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-0819?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-0819 known to be exploited?

18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-0819

The Qualcomm performance component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H, and 6.x before 2016-03-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25364034.

Published 2016-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-03-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84250 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0819?: CVE-2016-0819 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0819?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0819 known to be exploited?: 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.