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CVE-2016-6727

The Qualcomm GPS subsystem in Android on Android One devices allows remote attackers to execute...

9.8 Critical

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

2.73%Down 3.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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 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

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 9.8

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 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
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

References

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