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).

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.