CVE-2016-5233

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 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: 2016-06-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Huawei Mate 8 smartphones with software NXT-AL10 before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL00 before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL00 before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL00 before NXT-TL00C01B182 allow remote base stations to obtain sensitive subscriber signal strength information via vectors involving improper security status verification, aka HWPSIRT-2015-12007.

Affected products

Huawei Mate 8 Firmware: all versions

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160520-03-smartphone-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90792
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160520-03-smartphone-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90792

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