CVE-2016-8436: Google Android
High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm video driver 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. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32450261. References: QC-CR#1007860.
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Published 2017-01-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.