What is CVE-2016-6708?

CVE-2016-6708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-6708?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-6708

An elevation of privilege in the System UI in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could enable a local malicious user to bypass the security prompt of your work profile in Multi-Window mode. This issue is rated as High because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements for any developer or security setting modifications. Android ID: A-30693465.

Published 2016-11-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android-7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94166 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6708?: CVE-2016-6708 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-6708?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.