CVE-2017-8166 Security feature bypass in Honor V9
Attackers can bypass the App Lock feature on Huawei Honor V9 devices to access protected applications without authorization.
- 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-2017-8166?
CVE-2017-8166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Honor V9, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei mobile phones Honor V9 with the software versions before Duke-AL20C00B195 have an App Lock bypass vulnerability. An attacker could perform specific operations to bypass the App Lock to use apps on a target mobile phone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8166?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor V9 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68mv-h853-6mgm.