An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libzipfile in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, and 5.1.x before 5.1.1 could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. 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. Android ID: A-30916186.

Related CVEs

CVE-2016-6700

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-vqj3-j49q-xvx3

Published

May 17, 2022 3:29 AM

Last Modified

May 17, 2022 3:29 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 3, 2025 6:26 AM

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