CVE-2016-6769
N/A
Published: January 12, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Smart Lock could enable a local malicious user to access Smart Lock settings without a PIN. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires physical access to an unlocked device where Smart Lock was the last settings pane accessed by the user. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1. Android ID: A-29055171.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94703x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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