CVE-2018-7990 describes a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability affecting Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphones running firmware versions prior to 8.1.0.326(C00). An attacker can exploit this flaw during the phone's resetting process by performing a specific sequence of voice and keyboard operations to circumvent the "Find My Phone" protection. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 4.6 (Medium), this vulnerability has a physical attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact by bypassing FRP. There is no confidentiality or availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.1.0.326\(c00\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_10_pro_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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