SystemUI in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 23909438.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-6621 is rated Moderate Risk (52.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.16% | 0.59% | +0.43% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.15% | 0.16% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2015-12-01.html | Vendor Advisory |