CVE-2016-10493

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, NPA routines on the rootPD that handle resource requests remoted over QDI may not validate pointers passed from user space which may result in guest OS memory corruption.

Published: 2018-04-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-10493 is rated Moderate Risk (62.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Mandatory action: 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-2016-10493

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 0.22% 1.19% +0.97%
2 2025-03-30 0.71% 0.22% -0.49%
3 2025-03-29 0.71%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10493

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10493

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10493

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm mdm9206_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9607_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9635m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9645_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9645_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9655_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9655_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_210_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_212_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_205_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_425_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_425_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_450_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_415_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_415_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_617_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_617_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_625_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_652_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_652_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_808_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_808_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_810_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_810_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_820_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_820_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_835_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_845_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdx20_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_850_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_820a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_820a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-10493

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