Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-6772 is an Android Wi-Fi elevation-of-privilege flaw. A malicious local app could run code in a privileged process context, but the source states it first requires compromising a privileged process, limiting immediacy. It mainly matters for legacy Android devices still running affected versions without the relevant vendor security update. Exposure is most likely on unmanaged, legacy, or unsupported Android devices running the listed versions without the December 2016 Android security bulletin fixes. Modern fully patched Android devices are less likely exposed, but OEM patch status must be verified. Treat this as a legacy Android hygiene issue unless affected devices are still business-critical. The business risk is highest where old Android endpoints remain in production and can install untrusted apps. Prioritize inventory, patch verification, and retirement planning over emergency response. Mitigation focus: Apply applicable Android vendor security updates from the December 2016 bulletin or later.; Retire or isolate unsupported Android 5.x, 6.x, and 7.0 devices.; Restrict installation of untrusted applications on affected devices..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
Execution behavior lookup
The CVE wording references code or command execution, so execution technique review may help defensive triage. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
The CVE wording references privilege impact, so privilege escalation and authorization behavior review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2016-6772 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=958CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 40945CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.