What is CVE-2016-3887?

CVE-2016-3887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-3887?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2016-3887

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.

Published 2016-09-11 · 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 (38.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.8% 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 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/335702d106797bce8a88044783f… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92872 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3887?: CVE-2016-3887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-3887?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.