CVE-2016-6741

HIGH

Android < 7.1.0 - Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Camera Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-6741. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository claims to contain a PoC for CVE-2016-6741 but the poc.c file is empty. The README provides references and credits but no functional exploit code or technical details.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver in Android before 2016-11-05 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Android ID: A-30559423. References: Qualcomm QC-CR#1060554.

Exploits (1)

github STUB 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2016-6741

The repository claims to contain a PoC for CVE-2016-6741 but the poc.c file is empty. The README provides references and credits but no functional exploit code or technical details.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Android Kernel
No auth needed
Prerequisites: None specified
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94142

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 20.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
google/android 7.0
google/android < 7.1.0
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.10
Google Inc./Android Kernel-3.18
Published Nov 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026