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CVE-2016-8768

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16 could allow attackers to disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system or escalate privilege.

Affected products

• Huawei Honor 6 Firmware: all versions
• Huawei Honor 6 Plus Firmware: all versions
• Huawei Honor 7 Firmware: all versions

References

• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161026-01-pxn-en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93885
• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161026-01-pxn-en
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93885

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