CVE-2015-3854

packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/power/PowerNotificationWarnings.java in Android 5.x allows attackers to bypass a DEVICE_POWER permission requirement via a broadcast intent with the PNW.stopSaver action, aka internal bug 20918350.

Published: 2016-08-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3854 is rated Moderate Risk (44.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3854

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 0.54% +0.40%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.14% -0.81%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3854

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3854

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3854

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3854 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (android), 8 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 4, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3854

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3854

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
google android 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3854

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