What is CVE-2016-10231?

CVE-2016-10231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-10231?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-10231

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound codec driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-33966912. References: QC-CR#1096799.

Published 2018-04-04 · 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: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97402 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10231?: CVE-2016-10231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-10231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.