CVE-2016-10277

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9.7%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but no release containing it is confirmed — find the release that contains it; until it is applied, mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation).

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. 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: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33840490.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
56
EG Risk 56/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
EPSS PROB
9.7%
EPSS %ILE
95th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

May 12, 2017

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Fix referenced — no release confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Motorola Bootloader - Kernel Cmdline Injection Secure Boot and Device Locking Bypass - Android local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42601/
generic

Android Security Bulletin—May 2017  |  Android Open Source Project

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
generic

CVE-2016-10277 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98149

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCleosol/initroot
    First seen Feb 4, 2019

    Exploiting CVE-2016-10277 for Secure Boot and Device Locking bypass

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-42601
    First seen Sep 1, 2017

    Motorola Bootloader - Kernel Cmdline Injection Secure Boot and Device Locking Bypass

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCalephsecurity/initroot
    First seen Jun 6, 2017

    Motorola Untethered Jailbreak: Exploiting CVE-2016-10277 for Secure Boot and Device Locking bypass

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-10277?
CVE-2016-10277 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2017. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Motorola bootloader could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing…
When was CVE-2016-10277 disclosed?
CVE-2016-10277 was first published on May 12, 2017, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-10277 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-10277 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (95th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10277?
CVE-2016-10277 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-10277?
A fix for CVE-2016-10277 is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but EchelonGraph has no release containing it on record. Check that reference and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains the fix and update to it; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

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