CVE-2016-10274

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. 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: N/A. Android ID: A-30202412. References: M-ALPS02897901.

Affected products

Android: through 7.1.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98145
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98145
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

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