CVE-2016-0850

The PORCHE_PAIRING_CONFLICT feature in Bluetooth in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 allows remote attackers to bypass intended pairing restrictions via a crafted device, aka internal bug 26551752.

Published: 2016-04-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0850 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0850

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.57% +0.48%
2 2025-07-13 0.03% 0.08% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0850

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.5 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0850

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0850

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-0850 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (android), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 4, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0850

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0850

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.3 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.4 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 4.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0850

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