CVE-2016-6770

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework API could enable a local malicious application to access system functions beyond its access level. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of restrictions on a constrained process. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0. Android ID: A-30202228.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 3.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Google Inc.AndroidAndroid-4.4.4; Android-5.0.2; Android-5.1.1; Android-6.0; Android-6.0.1; Android-7.0

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 12, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6770: Low severity, CVSS 3.3 | Vulnix