CVE-2016-6727

critical

Published 2017-04-17 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

10.0

VIR risk

9.8

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@android.com — https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.