Unrestricted file upload in Huawei Honor 7, Mate S,LYO-L21
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-434.
Summary
The Huawei Themes APP in versions earlier than PLK-UL00C17B385, versions earlier than CRR-L09C432B380, versions earlier than LYO-L21C577B128 has a privilege elevation vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload theme packs containing malicious files and trick users into installing the theme packets, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Honor 7, Mate S,LYO-L21 | Earlier than PLK-UL00C17B385 versions, Earlier than CRR-L09C432B380 versions, Earlier than LYO-L21C577B128 versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Honor 7, Mate S,LYO-L21 VendorHuawei Affected Earlier than PLK-UL00C17B385 versions, Earlier than CRR-L09C432B380 versions, Earlier than LYO-L21C577B128 versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before plk-ul00c17b385 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before crr-l09c432b380 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:lyo-l21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before lyo-l21c577b128 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:lyo-l21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before plk-ul00c17b385 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:honor_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before crr-l09c432b380 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:lyo-l21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before lyo-l21c577b128 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:lyo-l21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqq5-75vx-5rw6
References
More Huawei Honor 7 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01935 Path traversal in Huawei P8 Lite,Mate 7,Mate S,P8,honor 6,honor 7,SHOTX,G8, CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-01934 Command injection in Huawei P8 Lite,Mate 7,Mate S,P8,honor 6,honor 7,SHOTX,G8, CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-07220 Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-2699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqq5-75vx-5rw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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