What is CVE-2016-6684?

CVE-2016-6684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-6684?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2016-6684

The kernel in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Android One devices allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 30148243.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.8% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6684?: CVE-2016-6684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-6684?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.