High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3833
CVE-2016-3833
Description
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: >=5.0,<5.0.2 | >=5.1,<5.1.1 | >=6,<2016-08-01
Patches
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References
4- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92de822e0555d03nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a9980eb9b8328anvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225nvd
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