CVE-2016-3833
The Shell component in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-08-01 does not properly manage the MANAGE_USERS and CREATE_USERS permissions, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29189712.
Published:Aug 5, 2016
Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
EPS:Aug 5, 2016
EPSS Score:0.00053
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Google
Product
Android
Google
Android
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328a
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
