What is CVE-2018-7988?

CVE-2018-7988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_9_pro, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-7988?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate_9_pro

CVE-2018-7988

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to another smartphone and then perform a…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_9_pro
Huawei Mate_9_pro_firmware
Huawei Nova_2_plus
Huawei Nova_2_plus_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Nova 2 Plus, Mate9 Pro — versions Huawei nova 2 Plus the versions before 8.0.0.350(C00), Huawei Mate9 Pro the versions before 8.0.0.363(C00)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7988?: CVE-2018-7988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_9_pro, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-7988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.