CVE-2016-8768

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16 could allow attackers to disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system or escalate privilege.

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-254

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8768: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix