CVE-2019-5297

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2019-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Emily-L29C Huawei phones versions earlier than 9.0.0.159 (C185E2R1P12T8) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. Before the FRP account is verified and activated during the reset process, the attacker can perform some special operations to bypass the FRP function and obtain the right to use the mobile phone.

Affected products

Huawei Emily-L29C: before 9.0.0.159 — fixed in 9.0.0.159

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Emily-L29C 9.0.0.159. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190305-01-frp-en
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190305-01-frp-en

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