CVE-2018-7991 Security feature bypass in Mate10
An attacker with physical access can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei Mate10 devices to access system settings.
- 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-2018-7991?
CVE-2018-7991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate10, published on 18 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei smartphones Mate10 with versions earlier before ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker uses a data cable to connect the smartphone to the computer and then perform some specific operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection to access the system setting page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate10 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4q6-6646-cgp5.