CVE-2018-7991 describes a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability affecting Huawei Mate10 smartphones running firmware versions prior to ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.110(C00). An attacker can exploit this by physically connecting the device via a data cable and performing specific operations, bypassing FRP to access system settings. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability requires physical access (Attack Vector: Physical) but has low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< alp-al00b_8.0.0.110\(c00\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.