High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3887

Description

providers/settings/SettingsProvider.java in Android 7.0 before 2016-09-01 does not properly enforce the DISALLOW_CONFIG_VPN setting, which allows attackers to bypass an intended always-on VPN state via a crafted application, aka internal bug 29899712.

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Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.0 before 2016-09-01

Patches

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References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783fa1fc1d5f751d0nvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763nvd

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