What is CVE-2016-8485?

CVE-2016-8485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-8485?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2016-8485

An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823681.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96737 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8485?: CVE-2016-8485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-8485?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.