Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessInstall malicious app on device
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ExploitInvoke unprotected system functions
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ImpactRead restricted information
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Default permission hardening
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires local access to a ZTE Z80 Ultra, realistically via a malicious or untrusted application the victim installs and runs, which then invokes the system's exposed callable functions that lack access control. Exploitation is limited by: the local-only attack vector (AV:L - no remote/network path), the need for user interaction (UI:R, e.g. installing/launching the attacker's app), and a narrow impact ceiling (confidentiality-only read of information, with no integrity or availability effect). It is further constrained to the specific affected ZTE Z80 Ultra device and firmware. |
| Impact | This is a low-severity, low-priority issue. The vendor-provided CVSS of 3.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) reflects a local attack vector (AV:L) requiring user interaction (UI:R), with only low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact - consistent with the description's 'read relevant information' and CWE-276 (incorrect default permissions). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, SSVC decision, or POC was supplied in the intelligence, so there are no signals elevating this beyond its intrinsic low base score. The absence of these signals is consistent with a minor, locally-exploitable information-read flaw on a single smartphone model rather than a widely-targeted vulnerability. One point of friction worth verifying with the vendor: the input Tags label this 'Privilege Escalation,' but the description, CWE-276, and the C:L/I:N/A:N impact profile all describe information disclosure, not privilege escalation - treat the technique label with caution. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user is induced to install a malicious or over-trusting application on a ZTE Z80 Ultra. Because the system's callable functions lack sufficient access control, that local app invokes them to read information it should not be able to access. Given AV:L and UI:R, exploitation is confined to the device and depends on the user running the attacker's app; no public exploit was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 10, 2026
Information disclosure in ZTE Z80 Ultra devices lets a locally installed malicious application read information through system callable functions that lack sufficient access control. This is a low-severity, low-priority local issue (CVSS 3.3) requiring user interaction, typically installing or launching the attacker's app, with only confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability effect. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update the ZTE Z80 Ultra to the fixed firmware version specified in the vendor advisory at https://support.zte.com.cn/zte-iccp-isupport-webui/bulletin/detail/7927166620923281226; the provided data does not establish an exact patched version, so patch availability must be confirmed in that advisory. If no update is available, compensating controls include refusing to install untrusted or sideloaded applications and reviewing app permissions, since exploitation requires the victim to install and run a malicious app that invokes the exposed functions. Because the attack vector is local, enforcing physical control of the device also reduces exposure. These measures lower risk but do not correct the underlying CWE-276 missing permission validation and may limit device usability by restricting app installation.
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The flaw is an interface permission validation weakness in ZTE Z80 Ultra system services, mapped to CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). The device exposes callable functions that do not perform sufficient access control, so a local application can invoke them and read information without proper authorization. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:zte:z80_ultra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected product line, though the vendor advisory should be consulted for exact affected firmware builds. The assessed CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N confirms a local attack path, no privileges required (PR:N), required user interaction, and a narrow confidentiality-only impact.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Local on-device exploitation via an installed app (AV:L) that the user must run (UI:R); no prior privileges needed (PR:N); impact is a limited information read, so C:L, I:N, A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (zte).
CVSS VectorVendor: zte
DescriptionCVE.org
ZTE Z80 Ultra has an interface permission validation vulnerability. The callable functions provided by the system lack sufficient access control. An attacker can leverage these functions to read relevant information.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Information disclosure in ZTE Z80 Ultra allows a malicious or compromised third-party app installed on the device to inv
Information disclosure in ZTE Z80 Ultra allows a locally installed application to read device-related information by inv
ZTE Z80 Ultra allows a malicious third-party application installed on the device to hook exposed system APIs and read li
Local information disclosure in ZTE Z80 Ultra devices allows an installed third-party application to capture device-rela
EUVD-2026-96205
GHSA-hqhh-c2wg-mjcw
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