CVE-2018-7988 Auth bypass in Huawei nova 2 Plus, Huawei Mate9 Pro
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei smartphones via physical connection and specific operations, allowing unauthorized device access.
- 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-2018-7988?
CVE-2018-7988 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei nova 2 Plus, Huawei Mate9 Pro, published on 27 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to another smartphone and then perform a series of specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7988?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware, Huawei Nova 2 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7988 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-2018-7988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei nova 2 Plus, Huawei Mate9 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmm3-954r-xwww.