What is CVE-2016-11042?

CVE-2016-11042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-11042?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2016-11042

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.0/5.1) and M(6.0) software. There is a SIM Lock bypass. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5381 (June 2016).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-04-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-11042?: CVE-2016-11042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-11042?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.