CVE-2018-7901

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2018-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

RCS module in Huawei ALP-AL00B smart phones with software versions earlier than 8.0.0.129, BLA-AL00B smart phones with software versions earlier than 8.0.0.129 has a remote control vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application. When the application connects with RCS for the first time, it needs user to manually click to agree. In addition, the attacker needs to obtain the key that RCS uses to authenticate the application. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to control keyboard remotely.

Affected products

Huawei Alp-Al00B Firmware: before 8.0.0.129 — fixed in 8.0.0.129
Huawei Bla-Al00B Firmware: before 8.0.0.129 — fixed in 8.0.0.129

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Alp-Al00B Firmware 8.0.0.129; Huawei Bla-Al00B Firmware 8.0.0.129. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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