Auth bypass in Huawei P9
CVE-2016-8776
Huawei P9 phones with software EVA-AL10C00,EVA-CL10C00,EVA-DL10C00,EVA-TL10C00 and P9 Lite phones with software VNS-L21C185 allow attackers to bypass the factory reset protection (FRP) to enter some functional modules without authorization and perform operations to update the Google account.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei P9
- Huawei P9 Firmware — versions eva-al10c00, eva-cl10c00, eva-dl10c00
- Huawei P9 Lite
- Huawei P9 Lite Firmware — versions vns-l21c185
- P9, P9 Lite Eva-Al10c00,eva-Cl10c00,eva-Dl10c00,eva-Tl10c00,vns-L21c185, — versions P9, P9 Lite EVA-AL10C00,EVA-CL10C00,EVA-DL10C00,EVA-TL10C00,VNS-L21C185,
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94836 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161207-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8776?
- CVE-2016-8776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P9, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8776?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8776 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.