CVE-2016-10233

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions:...

9.8 Critical

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389926. References: QC-CR#897452.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.07%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389926. References: QC-CR#897452.

Record: CVE-2016-10233
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389926. References: QC-CR#897452.

Record: CVE-2016-10233
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-1418 No score

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389926. References: QC-CR#897452.

Record: EUVD-2016-1418
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r9m-x4r3-v2w8 9.8

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions:...

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-34389926. References: QC-CR#897452.

Record: GHSA-8r9m-x4r3-v2w8
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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-2016-10233 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published April 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.