Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2431

The Qualcomm TrustZone component in Android before 2016-05-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), and Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 24968809.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-2431: held from 0.020 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2431?
CVE-2016-2431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-2431?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2431 known to be exploited?
36 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.