What is CVE-2016-10451?

CVE-2016-10451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-10451?

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

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206

CVE-2016-10451

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 400, SD 410/12, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 800, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, and SDX20, privilege escalation may occur due to inherently insecure treatment of local files.

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

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

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-2016-10451?: CVE-2016-10451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10451?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.