What is CVE-2016-8791?

CVE-2016-8791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-8791?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8

CVE-2016-8791

Huawei Mate 8 phones with software Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386, Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386, Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386, Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386; Mate S phones with software Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368, Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368, Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368, Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368, Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368; and P8 phones with software Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366, Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366, Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366, Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366, Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366 allow attackers with graphic or Camera privilege to crash the system or escalate privilege.

Published 2017-04-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Mate 8
Huawei Mate 8 Firmware
Huawei Mate S
Huawei Mate S Firmware
Huawei P8
Huawei P8 Firmware
Mate 8,mate S,p8 Versions Before Nxt-Al10c00b386,versions Nxt-Cl00c92b386,versions Nxt-Dl00c17b386,versions Nxt-Tl00c01b386,versions Crr-Cl00c92b368,versions Crr-Cl20c92b368,versions Crr-Tl00c01b368,versions Crr-Ul00c00b368,versions Crr-Ul20c00b368,versions Gra-Tl00c01b366,versions Gra-Cl00c92b366,versions Gra-Cl10c92b366,versions Gra-Ul00c00b366,versions Gra-Ul10c00b366 — versions Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions before NXT-CL00C92B386,Versions before NXT-DL00C17B386,Versions before NXT-TL00C01B386,Versions before CRR-CL00C92B368,Versions before CRR-CL20C92B368,Versions before CRR-TL00C01B368,Versions before CRR-UL00C00B368,Versions before CRR-UL20C00B368,Versions before GRA-TL00C01B366,Versions before GRA-CL00C92B366,Versions before GRA-CL10C92B366,Versions before GRA-UL00C00B366,Versions before GRA-UL10C00B366

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94404 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8791?: CVE-2016-8791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 8, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-8791?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.