What is CVE-2016-3929?

CVE-2016-3929 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-3929?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3929

Unspecified vulnerability in a Qualcomm component in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka internal bug 28823675.

Published 2016-10-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93333 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3929?: CVE-2016-3929 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-3929?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.