CVE-2018-7988

N/A
Published: November 27, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorMate 9 Pro FirmwareNova 2 Plus FirmwareMate 9 Pro

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.0.0.363(c00)
Affected range stops below 8.0.0.363(c00), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-mate-9-pro (same device)
v < 8.0.0.350(c00)
Affected range stops below 8.0.0.350(c00), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-nova-2-plus (same device)
v < 8.0.0.350
Affected range stops below 8.0.0.350, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 8.0.0.350
Affected range stops below 8.0.0.350, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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