CVE-2018-7944 Security feature bypass in Emily-AL00A

Medium 6.8 Published 5 Jul 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei smartphones to gain unauthorized access to the device.

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-2018-7944?

CVE-2018-7944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Emily-AL00A, published on 5 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei smart phones Emily-AL00A with software 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) and 8.1.0.107(SP5C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. An attacker gets some user's smart phone and performs some special operations in the guide function. The attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass FRP function and use the phone normally.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Emily-Al00a Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-7944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h5h8-465r-2j7f.