What is CVE-2016-10383?

CVE-2016-10383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-10383?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-10383

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is a TOCTOU race condition in Secure UI.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2017-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% 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
Qualcomm, Inc. All Qualcomm Products — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99467 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10383?: CVE-2016-10383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.