CVE-2016-8486
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android....
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.
- Record
CVE-2016-8486- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.
- Record
CVE-2016-8486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9334 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9334- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74x7-p57r-wfh3
7.5
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android....
An information disclosure vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-28823691.
- Record
GHSA-74x7-p57r-wfh3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2016-8486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.