CVE-2015-3854

packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x...

7.5 High

packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x allows attackers to bypass a DEVICE_POWER permission requirement via a broadcast intent with the PNW.stopSaver action, aka internal bug 20918350.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2015-3854
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-3854
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-3890 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-3890
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5h2j-c7x6-9xcq 7.5

packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x...

Record: GHSA-5h2j-c7x6-9xcq
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3854 7.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3854
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`android` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20150818-1500-0ubuntu220150818-1500-0ubuntu320160307-0742-0ubuntu320160330-0939-0ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-3854 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published August 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.