CVE-2016-8446 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicio…
published 2017-01-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9294
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31747749. References: MT-ALPS02968909.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Google Inc. Android
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/95229
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8446
- NVD CVE-2016-8446
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