VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7988

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 3.0: 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-863
Affected: huawei/nova 2 plus firmware · huawei/mate 9 pro firmware
Source: psirt@huawei.com

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.