CVE-2017-8206 Auth bypass in HONOR 7 Lite
Attackers can bypass App Lock on HONOR 7 Lite devices to temporarily 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-2017-8206?
CVE-2017-8206 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HONOR 7 Lite, 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
HONOR 7 Lite mobile phones with software of versions earlier than NEM-L21C432B352 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 temporarily.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Honor 7 Lite Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8206 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-2017-8206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mm3x-c6qp-jvpw.