CVE-2016-6729
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- Record
CVE-2016-6729- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/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 bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- Record
CVE-2016-6729- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7632 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7632- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cffq-2jw7-wg8x
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- Record
GHSA-cffq-2jw7-wg8x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6729
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Android ID: A-30977990. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#977684.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6729- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
androidUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6729 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published November 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.