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P8 Firmware CVE-2017-2692

HIGH
Command Injection (CWE-77)
2017-11-22 psirt@huawei.com
Command Injection Huawei P8 Firmware Mate 7 Firmware Mate S Firmware Honor 6 Firmware P8 Lite Firmware Honor 7 Firmware Shotx Firmware G8 Firmware
7.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-77
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

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Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.19%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local attacker with access to the system could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The Keyguard application in ALE-L02C635B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L02C636B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C10B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C185B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C432B214 and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.

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This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. The Keyguard application in ALE-L02C635B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L02C636B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C10B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C185B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C432B214 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C464B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C636B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L23C605B190 and earlier versions,ALE-TL00C01B250 and earlier versions,ALE-UL00C00B250 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C605B325 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C900B339 and earlier versions,MT7-TL10C900B339 and earlier versions,CRR-CL00C92B172 and earlier versions,CRR-L09C432B180 and earlier versions,CRR-TL00C01B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL00C00B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL20C432B171 and earlier versions,GRA-CL00C92B230 and earlier versions,GRA-L09C432B222 and earlier versions,GRA-TL00C01B230SP01 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C00B230 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C10B201 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C432B220 and earlier versions,H60-L04C10B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C185B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C636B527 and earlier versions,H60-L04C900B530 and earlier versions,PLK-AL10C00B220 and earlier versions,PLK-AL10C92B220 and earlier versions,PLK-CL00C92B220 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C10B140 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C185B130 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B187 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B190 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B190 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C636B130 and earlier versions,PLK-TL00C01B220 and earlier versions,PLK-TL01HC01B220 and earlier versions,PLK-UL00C17B220 and earlier versions,ATH-AL00C00B210 and earlier versions,ATH-AL00C92B200 and earlier versions,ATH-CL00C92B210 and earlier versions,ATH-TL00C01B210 and earlier versions,ATH-TL00HC01B210 and earlier versions,ATH-UL00C00B210 and earlier versions,RIO-AL00C00B220 and earlier versions,RIO-CL00C92B220 and earlier versions,RIO-TL00C01B220 and earlier versions,RIO-UL00C00B220 and earlier versions have a privilege elevation vulnerability. An attacker may exploit it to launch command injection in order to gain elevated privileges. Affected products include: Huawei P8 Lite Firmware, Huawei Mate 7 Firmware, Huawei Mate S Firmware, Huawei P8 Firmware, Huawei Honor 6 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

The Keyguard application in ALE-L02C635B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L02C636B140 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C10B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C185B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C432B214 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C464B150 and earlier versions,ALE-L21C636B200 and earlier versions,ALE-L23C605B190 and earlier versions,ALE-TL00C01B250 and earlier versions,ALE-UL00C00B250 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C605B325 and earlier versions,MT7-L09C900B339 and earlier versions,MT7-TL10C900B339 and earlier versions,CRR-CL00C92B172 and earlier versions,CRR-L09C432B180 and earlier versions,CRR-TL00C01B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL00C00B172 and earlier versions,CRR-UL20C432B171 and earlier versions,GRA-CL00C92B230 and earlier versions,GRA-L09C432B222 and earlier versions,GRA-TL00C01B230SP01 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C00B230 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C10B201 and earlier versions,GRA-UL00C432B220 and earlier versions,H60-L04C10B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C185B523 and earlier versions,H60-L04C636B527 and earlier versions,H60-L04C900B530 and earlier versions,PLK-AL10C00B220 and earlier versions,PLK-AL10C92B220 and earlier versions,PLK-CL00C92B220 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C10B140 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C185B130 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B187 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B190 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C432B190 and earlier versions,PLK-L01C636B130 and earlier versions,PLK-TL00C01B220 and earlier versions,PLK-TL01HC01B220 and earlier versions,PLK-UL00C17B220 and earlier versions,ATH-AL00C00B210 and earlier versions,ATH-AL00C92B200 and earlier versions,ATH-CL00C92B210 and earlier versions,ATH-TL00C01B210 and earlier versions,ATH-TL00HC01B210 and earlier versions,ATH-UL00C00B210 and earlier versions,RIO-AL00C00B220 and earlier versions,RIO-CL00C92B220 and earlier versions,RIO-TL00C01B220 and earlier versions,RIO-UL00C00B220 and earlier versions have a privilege elevation vulnerability. An attacker may exploit it to launch command injection in order to gain elevated privileges.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 59% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS Command Injection CRITICAL

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170125-01-emui-en REF http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95919

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