What is CVE-2016-5231?

CVE-2016-5231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_8, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-5231?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Mate_8

CVE-2016-5231

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 delete user data via a crafted app.

EPSS: 0.001 (26.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_8
Huawei Mate_8_firmware — versions nxt
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

91556 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5231?: CVE-2016-5231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_8, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-5231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.