What is CVE-2017-15340?

CVE-2017-15340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Tag-Al00. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-15340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Tag-Al00

CVE-2017-15340

Huawei smartphones with software of TAG-AL00C92B168 have an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker tricks the user to install a crafted application, this application simulate click action to back up data in a non-encrypted way using an Android assist function. Successful exploit could result in information disclosure.

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.4% 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 Tag-Al00
Huawei Tag-Al00 Firmware — versions tag-al00c92b168
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Tag-Al00 — versions TAG-AL00C92B168

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171213-05-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15340?: CVE-2017-15340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Tag-Al00. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-15340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.