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…
EPSS: 0.000 (9.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Huawei P9
- Huawei P9_firmware — versions eva-al10c00, eva-cl10c00, eva-dl10c00
- Huawei P9_lite
- Huawei P9_lite_firmware — versions vns-l21c185
- N/a 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
- psirt@huawei.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.