What is CVE-2016-8467?

CVE-2016-8467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8467?

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

Is CVE-2016-8467 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-8467

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary modem commands on the device. This issue is rated as High because it is a local permanent denial of service (device interoperability: completely permanent or requiring re-flashing the entire operating system). Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-30308784.

Published 2017-01-13 · 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:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% 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-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95250 (vdb-entry)
securityintelligence.com/android-vulnerabilities-attacking-nexus-6-and-6p-custo…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8467?: CVE-2016-8467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8467?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8467 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.