CVE-2014-9790

drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and...

7.8 High

drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate pointers used in read and write operations, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28769136 and Qualcomm internal bug CR545716.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2014-9790
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-9790
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9595 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-9595
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6m9-732x-x24w 7.8

drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and...

Record: GHSA-w6m9-732x-x24w
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9790 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.