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CVE-2016-2855

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the MobileBrServ program data directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying VERSION.dll.

Affected products

• Huawei Mobile Broadband Hl Service: through 22.001.25.00.03

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137025/Huawei-Mobile-Broadband-HL-Service-22.001.25.00.03-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/34
• https://bogner.sh/2016/05/cve-2016-2855-huawei-mobile-broadband-hl-service-local-privilege-escalation/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtjE2PmEJU
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137025/Huawei-Mobile-Broadband-HL-Service-22.001.25.00.03-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/34
• https://bogner.sh/2016/05/cve-2016-2855-huawei-mobile-broadband-hl-service-local-privilege-escalation/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtjE2PmEJU

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