server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884
Published Sep 11, 2016
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.20%
Description
server/wm/WindowManagerService.java in Android 6.x before 2016-09-01 does not enforce the DISALLOW_SAFE_BOOT setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and boot to safe mode via unspecified vectors, aka internal bug 26251884.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 8.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 9.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00031) | 5.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 41.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 39.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92818 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/69729fa8b13cadbf3173fe1f389fe4f3b7bd0f9c | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.