CVE-2016-8793 describes a privilege escalation and system crash vulnerability affecting specific Huawei Mate 8, Mate S, and P8 phone models running outdated firmware versions. Attackers with graphic or camera privileges can exploit this flaw. With a CVSSv3 score of 6.7 (Medium), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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