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CVE-2016-3759

Status: ModifiedLow (3.3)—
Severity3.3Low · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.31 %higher than 23% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Framework APIs in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-07-01 allow attackers to read backup data via a crafted application that leverages priv-app access to insert a backup transport, aka internal bug 28406080.

CVSS

Base score
3.3
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.31 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
23
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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