Huawei Mate 8 smartphones with software NXT-AL10 before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL00 before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Huawei Mate 8 smartphones with software NXT-AL10 before NXT-AL10C00B182, NXT-CL00 before NXT-CL00C92B182, NXT-DL00 before NXT-DL00C17B182, and NXT-TL00 before NXT-TL00C01B182 allow remote base stations to obtain sensitive subscriber signal strength information via vectors involving improper security status verification, aka HWPSIRT-2015-12007.
Why it matters now
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-2016-5233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm84-6w4q-wmwp
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-2016-03115 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
Sources
- CVE-2016-5233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm84-6w4q-wmwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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