CVE-2017-8151 is an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Huawei Honor 5S smartphones running software versions prior to TAG-TL00C01B173. Due to improper component design, an attacker with physical access to the device can install malicious applications, enabling them to reset the phone's password and fingerprint without authentication. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring physical access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< tag-tl00c01b173CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_5s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.