What is CVE-2016-3833?

CVE-2016-3833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3833?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3833

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.

Published 2016-08-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/01875b0274e74f97edf6b0d5c92… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4e4743a354e26467318b437892a… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92225 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3833?: CVE-2016-3833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3833?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.