What is CVE-2018-7940?

CVE-2018-7940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-7940?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate 9

CVE-2018-7940

Huawei smart phones Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro with earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C00) and earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C01) have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker with high privilege obtains the smart phone and bypass the activation function by some specific operations.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_9
Huawei Mate_9_firmware
Huawei Mate_9_pro
Huawei Mate_9_pro_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10, 10 Pro — versions earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C00), earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C01)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7940?: CVE-2018-7940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-7940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.