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CVE-2017-17161

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The 'Find Phone' function in some Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions has an authentication bypass vulnerability. Due to improper authentication realization in the 'Find Phone' function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.

Affected products

• Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Duke-L09: before duke-l09c10b186; before duke-l09c432b187; before duke-l09c636b186 — fixed in duke-l09c10b186, duke-l09c432b187, duke-l09c636b186

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Duke-L09 duke-l09c10b186, duke-l09c432b187, duke-l09c636b186. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171213-01-smartphone-en
• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2017/huawei-sa-20171213-01-smartphone-en

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