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CVE-2016-2421

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2421 describes a vulnerability in the Android Setup Wizard affecting versions 5.1.x before 5.1.1 and 6.x before the 2016-04-01 security patch. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) and delete data on the device. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity with high impact on integrity and availability, requiring physical access to the device. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0017 is in the 11th percentile among its peer group of 1,532 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory