CVE-2016-6716
MEDIUMAndroid < 7.0 - Privilege Escalation via Launcher Shortcut Creation
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-6716. PoCs published by BlackFan.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains functional exploit code demonstrating an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher on Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01. The PoC leverages malicious shortcut intents to execute arbitrary actions in Gmail and Hangouts applications.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher in Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to create shortcuts that have elevated privileges without the user's consent. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission). Android ID: A-30778130.
Exploits (1)
This repository contains functional exploit code demonstrating an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the AOSP Launcher on Android 7.0 before 2016-11-01. The PoC leverages malicious shortcut intents to execute arbitrary actions in Gmail and Hangouts applications.
References (2)
Scores
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N