CVE-2018-7988
MEDIUMFactory Reset Protection Bypass - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en
Scores
CVSS v3
4.6
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
7.2%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (2)
huawei/mate_9_pro_firmware
< 8.0.0.363\(c00\)
huawei/nova_2_plus_firmware
< 8.0.0.350\(c00\)
Published
Nov 27, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026