Is CVE-2016-3996 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3996 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3996?

CVE-2016-3996 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-3996

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

ClipboardDataMgr in Samsung KNOX 1.0.0 and 2.3.0 does not properly check the caller, which allows local users to read KNOX clipboard data via a crafted application.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-5005)
Published: January 27, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-5005 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

samsung / knox
samsung / knox

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Samsung Knox File Encryption 1.0 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10994-2019 - archived
Samsung Galaxy S5 with KNOX 2 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10596-2014 - archived

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136710/KNOX-2.3-Clipboard-Data-Disclosure.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538113/100/0/threaded

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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