What is CVE-2016-10442?

CVE-2016-10442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9640, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-10442?

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

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9640

CVE-2016-10442

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9640, SDM630, MSM8976, MSM8937, SDM845, MSM8976, and MSM8952, when running module or kernel code with improper access control allowing writing to arbitrary regions of memory, the user may utilize this vector to alter module executable code.

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-2016-10442?: CVE-2016-10442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9640, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10442?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.