What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-8161?

CVE-2017-8161 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Eva L09 CVE-2017-8161

MEDIUM

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668)

2017-11-22 psirt@huawei.com

Information Disclosure Google Huawei Eva L09

4.6

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-668 OWASP Top 10:2025 A01:2025 - Broken Access Control ASVS 5.0 V8 - Authorization Resource sphere isolation MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: physical attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.03%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access resources from an unintended security context. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

EVA-L09 smartphones with software Earlier than EVA-L09C25B150CUSTC25D003 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C440B140 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C464B361 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C675B320CUSTC675D004. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), 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. Implement proper access controls, validate resource access permissions, use security boundaries.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668), which allows attackers to access resources from an unintended security context. EVA-L09 smartphones with software Earlier than EVA-L09C25B150CUSTC25D003 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C440B140 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C464B361 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C675B320CUSTC675D004 versions have Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the Swype and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed. Affected products include: Huawei Eva-L09.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

DescriptionCVE.org

EVA-L09 smartphones with software Earlier than EVA-L09C25B150CUSTC25D003 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C440B140 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C464B361 versions,Earlier than EVA-L09C675B320CUSTC675D004 versions have Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the Swype and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.0%

Top 92% 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 MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.0%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

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

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +23

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.