CVE-2018-7939

Name: CVE-2018-7939
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-09-12T15:29:01.233+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.24%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-7939 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Huawei smart phones G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8 with the versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, the versions before CAM-L21C10B145, the versions before CAM-L21C185B156, the versions before CAM-L21C223B133, the versions before CAM-L21C432B210, the versions before CAM-L21C464B170, the versions before CAM-L21C636B245, the versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, the versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, the versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, the versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, the versions before FRD-L09C10B387, the versions before FRD-L09C185B387, the versions before FRD-L09C432B398, the versions before FRD-L09C636B387, the versions before FRD-L19C10B387, the versions before FRD-L19C432B399, the versions before FRD-L19C636B387 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can disable the boot wizard by enable the talkback function. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Huawei smart phones G9 Lite, Honor 5A, Honor 6X, Honor 8 with the versions before VNS-L53C605B120CUSTC605D103, the versions before CAM-L03C605B143CUSTC605D008, the versions before CAM-L21C10B145, the versions before CAM-L21C185B156, the versions before CAM-L21C223B133, the versions before CAM-L21C432B210, the versions before CAM-L21C464B170, the versions before CAM-L21C636B245, the versions before Berlin-L21C10B372, the versions before Berlin-L21C185B363, the versions before Berlin-L21C464B137, the versions before Berlin-L23C605B161, the versions before FRD-L09C10B387, the versions before FRD-L09C185B387, the versions before FRD-L09C432B398, the versions before FRD-L09C636B387, the versions before FRD-L19C10B387, the versions before FRD-L19C432B399, the versions before FRD-L19C636B387 have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can disable the boot wizard by enable the talkback function. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.24%

14.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	G9 Lite Firmware	< vns-l53c605b120custc605d103
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l03c605b143custc605d008
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l21c10b145
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l21c185b156
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l21c223b133
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l21c432b210
Huawei	Honor 5a	< cam-l21c464b170
Huawei	Honor 5a Firmware	< cam-l21c636b245
Huawei	Honor 6x Firmware	< berlin-l21c10b372
Huawei	Honor 6x Firmware	< berlin-l21c185b363
Huawei	Honor 6x Firmware	< berlin-l21c464b137
Huawei	Honor 6x Firmware	< berlin-l23c605b161
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l09c10b387
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l09c185b387
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l09c432b398
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l09c636b387
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l19c10b387
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l19c432b399
Huawei	Honor 8 Firmware	< frd-l19c636b387

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-enVendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180905-01-frpbypass-enVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 12, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-7939?

How severe is CVE-2018-7939?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-7939 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7939?

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Source: NVD / NIST