Improper authentication in Huawei Honor V9 play
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-287.
Summary
The 'Find Phone' function in Huawei Honor V9 play smart phones with versions earlier than Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. Due to improper authentication realization in the 'Find Phone' function. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability to bypass the 'Find Phone' function in order to use the phone normally.
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 V9 play | Versions earlier than Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Honor V9 play VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h4r-cwx7-rqq7
References
More Huawei Honor V9 Play Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12589 Huawei Honor V9 Play smart phones with the versions before Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 have an… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-15351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h4r-cwx7-rqq7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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