CVE-2018-7947

Severity: low (CVSS 3.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Huawei mobile phones with versions earlier before Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.153(C00) have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker could trick the user to connect to a malicious device. In the debug mode, the malicious software in the device may exploit the vulnerability to bypass some specific function. Successful exploit may cause some malicious applications to be installed in the mobile phones.

Affected products

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Emily-AL00A: before 8.1.0.153\(c00\) — fixed in 8.1.0.153\(c00\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.153\(c00\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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