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CVE-2016-6740

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.72%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-6740
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.72%
Android

Original Filing — NVD Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver in Android before 2016-11-05 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. Android ID: A-30143904. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#1056307.