PT-2018-18343 · Huawei · Huawei Emily-Al00A

Published 2018-07-05 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-7944

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Huawei smart phones Emily-AL00A versions 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) through 8.1.0.107(SP5C00)

Description: The issue allows an attacker to bypass the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) function on affected devices. By performing specific operations in the guide function, an attacker can exploit this issue to use the phone normally, even without authorization.

Recommendations: For versions 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) and 8.1.0.107(SP5C00), as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the guide function until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-7944

Affected Products

Huawei Emily-Al00A

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7944 · Vendor Advisory
• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180622-01-bypass-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7944 · Security Note