What is CVE-2016-2496?

CVE-2016-2496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-2496?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-2496

The Framework UI permission-dialog implementation in Android 6.x before 2016-06-01 allows attackers to conduct tapjacking attacks and access arbitrary private-storage files by creating a partially overlapping window, aka internal bug 26677796.

Published 2016-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 6.0, 6.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1021 — Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking)

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/03a53d1c7765eeb3af0bc34c3… (Patch)
android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/PackageInstaller/+/2068c7997265… (Patch)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/613f63b938145bb86cd64fe0752… (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2496?: CVE-2016-2496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-2496?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.