Buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver in Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182…
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver in Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL before NXT-TL00C01B182 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka HWPSIRT-2016-03020.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0066 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chc4-mg8m-pm7q
- 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Huawei Mate 8 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04530 Huawei Mate8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04531 Huawei Mate8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03116 Buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi driver in Huawei Mate 8 NXT-AL before NXT-AL10C00B182… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-07239 Improper access control in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2016-07237 Improper access control in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2016-07236 Improper access control in Mate 8,Mate S,P8 Versions before NXT-AL10C00B386,Versions… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-3680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chc4-mg8m-pm7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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