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CVE-2016-10444

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and S

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, and SD 835, SMMU Access Control Policy was updated to block HLOS from accessing BLSP and BAM resources.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.01187
EPSS exploitation odds1.19% · top 35%
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
No Sigma yet — build one → YARA rules0
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This page is every public fact about CVE-2016-10444, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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Exploitation momentum

484 days of EPSS
dormant
Flat and low - no real exploitation pressure. This reads the direction and speed of EPSS over time, which can move before EPSS itself peaks or before CISA lists it.
Window
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Severity & exploitation scoring

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CVSS base score
9.8
CRITICALCVSS v3.0 · [email protected]
EPSS exploitation probability
1.19%
Top 35%odds of exploitation in the next 30 days
CVSS metric silhouette
VectorComplexityPrivilegesInteractionScopeConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
shape grows toward worst-case
SSVC triage
No SSVC vulnrichment for this CVE. CISA's Vulnrichment program scores newer CVEs (~2024 onwards) plus selected older critical ones. Use the EPSS probability + KEV status to triage instead.
CVSS vector breakdown
Exploitability - how they get in
Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Impact - what breaks
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
VECTORCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle
  1. 18 Apr 2018Published to NVD
  2. 17 Jun 2026Last modified
Every entry is a recorded date - NVD publish/modify, CISA KEV add, public exploit disclosure. No inferred events.
Attack path
Full kill chain
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ATT&CK techniques

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Techniques this CVE enables. Pills with a solid outline are high confidence - named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei, or human-curated by CTID; the rest are inferred from the weakness type using MITRE's CVE Mapping Methodology and the CWE → CAPEC chain. Broad, generic-weakness guesses are filtered out. A small N× marks a technique that N independent sources agree on.

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
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CAPEC attack patterns

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Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-19 · Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-CAPEC-441 · Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-CAPEC-478 · Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-CAPEC-479 · Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-CAPEC-502 · Intent Spoof CAPEC-CAPEC-503 · WebView Exposure CAPEC-CAPEC-536 · Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-CAPEC-546 · Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-CAPEC-550 · Install New Service CAPEC-CAPEC-551 · Modify Existing Service CAPEC-CAPEC-552 · Install Rootkit CAPEC-CAPEC-556 · Replace File Extension Handlers
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

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qualcomm mdm9206 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 425 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 430 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 450 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 625 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 835 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 820 firmwareall versions
qualcomm sd 820a firmwareall versions
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Related CVEs

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CVEs linked to this one by a shared weakness (CWE) or affected product - joins on data already in the engine, with the reason shown per row.
CVE-2001-0781 Buffer overflow in SpoonFTP 1.0.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar... same CWE-284 CVE-2008-2947 Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 all... same CWE-284 CVE-2009-2092 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.5 does not properly read... same CWE-284 CVE-2009-2631 Multiple clientless SSL VPN products that run in web browsers, including Stoneso... same CWE-284 CVE-2014-10045 In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdra... same product CRITICAL CVE-2014-10048 In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdra... same product CRITICAL CVE-2014-10051 In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdra... same product CRITICAL CVE-2014-10052 In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdra... same product CRITICAL
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Vendor Advisories

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android-securityANDROID-2018-04-01High
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
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