Privilege Elevation Vulnerability in Keyguard Application by Huawei
CVE-2017-2692

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
McAfee
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

Summary

The Keyguard application found in various Huawei devices is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit it for privilege elevation. By initiating command injection techniques, an attacker can gain unauthorized elevated privileges, posing a significant threat to the security and integrity of the system. This vulnerability affects numerous models and underscores the importance of timely updates and patches to protect user data and device functionality.

Affected Version(s)

P8 Lite,Mate 7,Mate S,P8,honor 6,honor 7,SHOTX,G8, ALE-L02C635B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L02C636B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C10B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C185B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C432B214 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C464B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C636B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L23C605B190 and earlier versions,ALE-TL00C01B250 and earlier versions,ALE-UL00C00B250 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C605B325 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C900B339 and earlier versions,MT7-TL10C900B339 and earlier versions,CRR-CL00C92B172 and earlier versions,CRR-L09C432B180 and earlier versions,CRR-TL00C01B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL00C00B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL20C432B171 and earlier versions,GRA-CL00C92B230 and earlier versions,GRA-L09C432B222 and earlier versions,GRA-TL00C01B230SP01 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C00B230 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C10B201 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C432B220 and earlier versions,H60-L04C10B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C185B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C636B527 and earlier versions,H60- ...[truncated*]

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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