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 series of specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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 (12.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% 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 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)
References
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.