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CVE-2017-8173

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8173 describes a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability affecting specific Huawei smartphone models running older software versions. An attacker can exploit this by using a secret code during the re-configuration flow to update the Google account, thereby bypassing the FRP function. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with low complexity, no user interaction, and a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< maya-l02c636b126CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:maya-l02_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< vky-l29c10b151CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:vky-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< vtr-l29c10b151CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:vky-l29_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< vicky-al00ac00b162CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:vicky-al00a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< victoria-al00ac00b167CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:victoria-al00a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.2 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-20170715-01-frpbypass-en
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