What is CVE-2016-11046?

CVE-2016-11046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11046?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2016-11046

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with JBP(4.3), KK(4.4), and L(5.0/5.1) software. Because of a misused whitelist, attackers can reach the radio layer (aka RIL or RILD) to place calls or send SMS messages. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5733 (May 2016).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 4.3, 4.4, 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11046?: CVE-2016-11046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11046?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.