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TI-2016-05049 Aliases CVE-2016-5821GHSA-6jrh-cqm6-j7wr

Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-264.

Summary

Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:huawei:hisuite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.0.3.301VulnerableHuawei
  • cpe:2.3:a:huawei:hisuite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.3.301 Vulnerable ·Huawei

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5821
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6jrh-cqm6-j7wr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2020-07311 Uncontrolled search path in HiSuite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-06793 Improper access control in HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-06792 Improper input validation in HiSuite 4.0.5.300_OVE CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-03693 Missing brute-force protection in HiSuite, HwBackup CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-03678 Uncontrolled search path in HiSuite CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2016-03475 Huawei HiSuite (In China) before 4.0.4.301 and (Out of China) before 4.0.4.204_ove allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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