CVE-2016-6727
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute...
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2016-6727- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2016-6727- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7630 No score
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7630- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-776w-65x2-w8fr
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute...
The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-776w-65x2-w8fr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6727 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Android, published April 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.