Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Huawei P9 Smartphones
CVE-2017-2727

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

McAfee
Status
Huawei P9
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

What is CVE-2017-2727?

Huawei P9 smartphones are susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass phone activation, gaining unauthorized access to the user management page. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers can create new user accounts and potentially control key functionalities of the device. Affected versions include EVA-AL00C00B365, EVA-AL10C00B365, EVA-CL00C92B365, EVA-DL00C17B365, and EVA-TL00C01B365. Users are advised to update their devices to the latest software versions to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Huawei P9 Versions earlier before EVA-AL00C00B365,Versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B365,Versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B365,Versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B365,Versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B365,,

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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