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CVE-2018-7988
There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.22%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- huawei
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · Huawei nova 2 Plus, Huawei Mate9 Pro
- affected Huawei nova 2 Plus the versions before 8.0.0.350(C00), Huawei Mate9 Pro the versions before 8.0.0.363(C00)
References (1)
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181114-01-smartphone-en (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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