CVE-2016-3889
Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3889- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-3889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-4902 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-4902- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4m59-r2v5-q3h6
Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows physically proximate attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4m59-r2v5-q3h6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2016-3889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Android, published September 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/92854
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
securitytracker.com/id/1036763
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e206f02d46ae5e38c74d138b51f6e1637e261abe
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3889
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4m59-r2v5-q3h6