CVE-2019-5297 Security feature bypass in Emily-L29C
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei phones to gain unauthorized access to the device after a 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-2019-5297?
CVE-2019-5297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emily-L29C, published on 4 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Emily-L29C Huawei phones versions earlier than 9.0.0.159 (C185E2R1P12T8) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. Before the FRP account is verified and activated during the reset process, the attacker can perform some special operations to bypass the FRP function and obtain the right to use the mobile phone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Emily-L29c Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emily-L29C
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6xf-9vgf-7wgc.