Is CVE-2016-11028 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2016-11028 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2016-11028 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2016-11028 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-11028?

CVE-2016-11028 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CVE-2016-11028

CWE-787Published: April 7, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with software through 2016-09-13 (Exynos AP chipsets). There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the OTP TrustZone trustlet. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2016-7173 and SVE-2016-7174 (December 2016).

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-11028 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.