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CVE-2016-8457

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 1.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Android.

CVE
CVE-2016-8457
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
1.52%
Android

Original NVD Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi 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: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32219453. References: B-RB#106116.