CVE-2018-7990 Security feature bypass in Mate10 Pro
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei Mate10 Pro devices via specific voice and keyboard inputs during reset.
- 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-2018-7990?
CVE-2018-7990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate10 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
Mate10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before 8.1.0.326(C00) have a FRP bypass vulnerability. During the mobile phone reseting process, an attacker could bypass "Find My Phone" protect after a series of voice and keyboard operations. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to bypass FRP.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 10 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate10 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8rq-hhvc-jrj9.