CVE-2016-3857

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kernel in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 7 (2013) devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28522518.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-3857: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix