Vulnerability in Huawei P10 Plus
CVE-2017-8171
Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172D versions have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the Talkback mode and can perform some operations to bypass the Google account verification. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
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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: 0.002 (13.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Huawei P10 Plus Firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vicky-Al00a — versions Earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172D versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8171?
- CVE-2017-8171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P10 Plus, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8171?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.