CVE-2018-7936 Security feature bypass in Mate 10 Pro
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei Mate 10 Pro devices by sending special instructions via PC to disable the boot wizard.
- 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-2018-7936?
CVE-2018-7936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 Pro, published on 4 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mate 10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before BLA-L29 8.0.0.148(C432) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can connect the phone with PC and send special instructions to install third party desktop and disable the boot wizard. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7936?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 10 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wx9-cc2p-c482.