An issue was discovered on OnePlus One and X devices.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
An issue was discovered on OnePlus One and X devices. Due to a lenient updater-script on the OnePlus One and X OTA images, the fact that both products use the same OTA verification keys, and the fact that both products share the same 'ro.build.product' system property, attackers can install OTAs of one product over the other, even on locked bootloaders. That could theoretically allow for exploitation of vulnerabilities patched on one image but not on the other, in addition to expansion of the attack surface. Moreover, the vulnerability may result in having the device unusable until a Factory Reset is performed. This vulnerability can be exploited by Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attackers targeting the update process. This is possible because the update transaction does not occur over TLS (CVE-2016-10370). In addition, physical attackers can reboot the phone into recovery, and then use 'adb sideload' to push the OTA.
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-2017-8851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c45-vj44-g553
References
More OnePlus Oxygenos vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03628 OxygenOS before version 4.0.2, on OnePlus 3 and 3T, has two hidden fastboot oem commands… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03626 An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.0.3 for OnePlus 3 and 3T. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03568 An issue was discovered in ABOOT in OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS before 4.0.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-08421 An issue was discovered on OnePlus devices such as the 3T. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-03865 An issue was discovered in OnePlus One, X, 2, 3, 3T, and 5 devices with OxygenOS 5.0 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2017-03625 An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.1.0 on OnePlus 3 and 3T devices. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-8851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c45-vj44-g553 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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