What is CVE-2016-11029?

CVE-2016-11029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11029?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-11029

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software. Attackers can read the password of the Mobile Hotspot in the log because of an unprotected intent. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7301 (December 2016).

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11029?: CVE-2016-11029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11029?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.