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CVE-2016-3876

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3876 describes a vulnerability in Android 6.x and 7.0 that allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass safe boot protection. By using the Android Debug Bridge (adb) tool, an attacker can force the device into safe mode, potentially compromising data integrity and confidentiality. Rated 6.8 MEDIUM, this vulnerability requires physical access but is low complexity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
10.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 20th percentile among its peer group of 1,530 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

Vendor Patches (1)

googlevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

android.googlesource.com / platform/frameworks/base/+/91fc934bb2e5ea59929bb2f574de6db9b5100745
Issue TrackingPatch
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92819
securitytracker.com / id/1036763