What is CVE-2016-10440?

CVE-2016-10440 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 425, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-10440?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 425

CVE-2016-10440

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, and SD 650/52, there is improper access control to a bus.

Published 2018-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10440?: CVE-2016-10440 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 425, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10440?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.