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CVE-2017-17176

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17176 describes an arbitrary memory read/write vulnerability in the hardware security module of Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro smartphones, affecting specific firmware versions. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input parameter validation, allows an attacker with root privileges on the Android system to read and write memory data or execute arbitrary code within the TrustZone. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.7), it requires high privileges (PR:H) but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H, I:H, A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< mha-al00bc00b156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< mha-cl00bc00b156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< mha-dl00bc00b156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< mha-tl00bc00b156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< lon-al00bc00b156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

huawei.com / en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170306-01-smartphone-en
Vendor Advisory