What is CVE-2016-3851?

CVE-2016-3851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3851?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3851

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941.

Published 2016-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92251 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3851?: CVE-2016-3851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.