What is CVE-2016-2492?

CVE-2016-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-2492?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2492

The MediaTek power-management driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Android One devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28085410.

Published 2016-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.004 (32.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.9% 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 6.0, 6.0.1
Google Android One

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2492?: CVE-2016-2492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-2492?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.