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CVE-2016-3833

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Published: Aug 5, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Google: Android
Google
1 product
Android
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Google
Android
Version 5.0.1
Android
Version 5.0
Android
Version 5.1.0
Android
Version 5.1
Android
Version 6.0.1
Android
Version 6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (8)

Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@android.com
Source: security@android.com
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: security@android.com
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch

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