CVE-2016-2426
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x...
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
- Record
CVE-2016-2426- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
- Record
CVE-2016-2426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3508 No score
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3508- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8q3-j8r5-43hr
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x...
server/content/ContentService.java in the Framework component in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not check for a GET_ACCOUNTS permission, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bug 26094635.
- Record
GHSA-r8q3-j8r5-43hr- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published April 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.