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CVE-2016-2475

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 ...

7.8 High

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.

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

0.53%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.

Record
CVE-2016-2475
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
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.

Record
CVE-2016-2475
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3557 No score

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.

Record
EUVD-2016-3557
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jc7-2w4v-h64c 7.8

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 ...

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges for certain system calls via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26425765.

Record
GHSA-5jc7-2w4v-h64c
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2016-2475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published June 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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