What is CVE-2018-7929?

CVE-2018-7929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate Rs, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-7929?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate Rs

CVE-2018-7929

Huawei Mate RS smartphones with the versions before NEO-AL00D 8.1.0.167(C786) have a lock-screen bypass vulnerability. An attacker could unlock and use the phone through certain operations.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2018-09-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.2% 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 Mate Rs
Huawei Mate Rs Firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate Rs — versions The versions before NEO-AL00D 8.1.0.167(C786)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180914-01-smartphone-en (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7929?: CVE-2018-7929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate Rs, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-7929?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.