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CVE-2016-8461
An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level.…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.33%
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- google_android
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32369621.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Information disclosure
- CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Android Kernel-3.18
- affected Android Kernel-3.18
References (2)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 95237 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .