Factory Reset Protection Bypass in Huawei Smartphones

CVE-2018-7944

What is CVE-2018-7944?

Huawei smartphones running specific versions of the Emily-AL00A models exhibit a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. This security flaw allows an attacker, having physical access to the device, to execute certain operations that enable them to bypass the FRP mechanism. Once exploited, the attacker can regain full access to the device, undermining user security and privacy.

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