CVE-2017-17326 Auth bypass in Mate 9 Pro
Attackers can bypass activation lock on Huawei Mate 9 Pro devices with Find My Phone enabled, allowing unauthorized activation with a new account.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-17326?
CVE-2017-17326 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro, published on 9 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei Mate 9 Pro Smartphones with software of LON-AL00BC00B139D; LON-AL00BC00B229 have an activation lock bypass vulnerability. The smartphone is supposed to be activated by the former account after reset if find my phone function is on. The software does not have a sufficient protection of activation lock. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to bypass the activation lock and activate the smartphone by a new account after a series of operation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17326?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 9 Pro Fimware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17326?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17326 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-17326 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17326 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qw3f-pqc2-mc9h.