{"id":"CVE-2016-8462","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8462","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:57:56.372Z","title":"An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level.","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability in the bootloader could enable a local attacker to access data outside of its permission level. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to access sensitive data. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-32510383.","published":"2017-01-12T20:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:24.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@android.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.0033,"percentile":0.26036,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95237","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/CunningLogic/PixelDump_CVE-2016-8462","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://securityresear.ch/2017/01/04/fastboot-oem-sha1sum/","source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@android.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95237","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/CunningLogic/PixelDump_CVE-2016-8462","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://securityresear.ch/2017/01/04/fastboot-oem-sha1sum/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8462","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."}