CVE-2016-3833

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CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p40

Published

Aug 5, 2016 (Aug 5, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: google
Products: android
Weakness: CWE-264
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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