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CVE-2016-3888

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3888 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting Android versions 4.x through 7.0, allowing physically proximate attackers to bypass Factory Reset Protection and send premium SMS messages during the Setup Wizard. The attack requires physical access and prior authentication (e.g., a locked device), with a low impact limited to sending SMS messages. There is no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

2.1LOW

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.7
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 20th percentile among its peer group of 11 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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/opt/telephony/+/b8d1aee993dcc565e6576b2f2439a8f5a507cff6
Issue TrackingPatch
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92857
securitytracker.com / id/1036763