CVE-2017-17326
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 13th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Huawei Mate 9 Pro Smartphones with software of LON-AL00BC00B139D; LON-AL00BC00B229 have an activation lock bypass vulnerability. The smartphone is supposed to be activated by the former account after reset if find my phone function is on. The software does not have a sufficient protection of activation lock. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to bypass the activation lock and activate the smartphone by a new account after a series of operation.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 13th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 2449 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Scored 4.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector PhysicalRequires physical access to the device
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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