CVE-2018-7988
lowpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–4.6
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei nova 2 Plus, Huawei Mate9 Pro≤ Huawei nova 2 Plus the versions before 8.0.0.350(C00), Huawei Mate9 Pro the versions before 8.0.0.363(C00)enisa_euvdEU
- huawei mate 9 pro firmware< 8.0.0.363\(c00\)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- huawei nova 2 plus firmware< 8.0.0.350\(c00\)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:huawei:nova_2_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-encnnvd
- https://www.huawei.com/cn/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-cnPatchcnnvd
- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-encnnvd
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-enenisa_euvd
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisorynvd
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