CVE-2018-7939
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Huawei smart phones G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8 with the versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, the versions before CAM-L21C10B145, the versions before CAM-L21C185B156, the versions before CAM-L21C223B133, the versions before CAM-L21C432B210, the versions before CAM-L21C464B170, the versions before CAM-L21C636B245, the versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, the versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, the versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, the versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, the versions before FRD-L09C10B387, the versions before FRD-L09C185B387, the versions before FRD-L09C432B398, the versions before FRD-L09C636B387, the versions before FRD-L19C10B387, the versions before FRD-L19C432B399, the versions before FRD-L19C636B387 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can disable the boot wizard by enable the talkback function. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8≤ The versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, The versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, The versions before CAM-L21C10B145, The versions before CAM-L21C185B156, The versions before CAM-L21C223B133, The versions before CAM-L21C432B210, The versions before CAM-L21C464B170, The versions before CAM-L21C636B245, The versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, The versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, The versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, The versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, The versions before FRD-L09C10B387, The versions before FRD-L09C185B387, The versions before FRD-L09C432B398, The versions before FRD-L09C636B387, The versions before FRD-L19C10B387, The versions before FRD-L19C432B399, The versions before FRD-L19C636B387,enisa_euvdEU
- huawei g9 lite firmware< vns-l53c605b120custc605d103nvdUScpe:2.3:o:huawei:g9_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- huawei honor 5a firmware< cam-l03c605b143custc605d008nvdUScpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://www.huawei.com/cn/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-cnPatchcnnvd
- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-encnnvd
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-enenisa_euvd
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-enVendor Advisorynvd
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