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CVE-2016-3996

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

• Samsung Knox: 1.0, 2.3.0

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136710/KNOX-2.3-Clipboard-Data-Disclosure.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538113/100/0/threaded
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136710/KNOX-2.3-Clipboard-Data-Disclosure.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538113/100/0/threaded

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