{"id":"CVE-2016-10277","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-10277","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:52:30.129Z","title":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader.","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. 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-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33840490.","published":"2017-05-12T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:39:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.09759,"percentile":0.95495,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.16674,"percentile":0.96935},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0968,"percentile":0.95279}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-09-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42601,"kind":"exploit","title":"Motorola Bootloader - Kernel Cmdline Injection Secure Boot and Device Locking Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42601","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/android/local/42601.txt","file":"exploits/android/local/42601.txt","published":"2017-09-01","added":"2017-09-01","updated":"2017-09-01","author":"Roee Hay","type":"local","platform":"android","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-10277"],"tags":null,"aliases":"initroot","applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://alephsecurity.com/2017/08/30/untethered-initroot/"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.16674,"from":0.0968,"percentile":0.96935},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.7% to 16.7% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98149","tags":["Technical Description","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42601/","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98149","tags":["Technical Description","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42601/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10277","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}