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CVE-2016-3889

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Android.

CVE
CVE-2016-3889
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
0.24%
Android

Original NVD Description

Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the Factory Reset Protection protection mechanism by accessing (1) an external tile from a system application, (2) the help feature, or (3) the Settings application during a pre-setup stage, aka internal bug 29194585.