CVE-2016-6715

Q: How do I fix CVE-2016-6715?

Upgrade android to 4.4.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2016-6715 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2016-6715 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-6715?

CVE-2016-6715 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2016-6715 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for android (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-275 CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

androidNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 4.4.4Fixed in:4.4.4CVE-2016-6715derived from NVD

Affected:>= 5.0, < 5.0.2Fixed in:5.0.2CVE-2016-6715derived from NVD

Affected:>= 5.1, < 5.1.1Fixed in:5.1.1CVE-2016-6715derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

source.android.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-275 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2017-16887	Critical	9.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2014-1632	High	8.1	10%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-17876	High	7.5	9.5%	-	-
CVE-2014-1631	High	7.5	9.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-7781	High	7.5	7.1%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2016-6715?

Upgrade android to 4.4.4 or later.

Is CVE-2016-6715 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2016-6715 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2016-6715?

CVE-2016-6715 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2016-6715 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for android (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.