CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3833

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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, allowing attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to user management, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications installed on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS