What is CVE-2016-5230?

CVE-2016-5230 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-5230?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8

CVE-2016-5230

Huawei Mate8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL before NXT-TL00C01B182 allows attackers to bypass permission checks and control partial module functions via a crafted app.

Published 2016-06-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Mate 8
Huawei Mate 8 Firmware — versions nxt

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160520-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91554 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5230?: CVE-2016-5230 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-5230?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.