What is CVE-2016-8399?

CVE-2016-8399 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-8399?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-8399 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Inc. Android

CVE-2016-8399

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

Published 2017-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Inc. Android — versions Kernel-3.18, Kernel-3.10
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andrewwebber/kate

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8399?: CVE-2016-8399 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Inc. Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-8399?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8399 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.