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

EPSS: 0.002 (15.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.