CVE-2016-6715

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.3%

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. 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-29833954.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-275, CWE-284
Published: 2016-11-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

google:android

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94173
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

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