Information disclosure in Huawei Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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 9 and Mate 9 pro smart phones with software the versions before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00); the versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) have a information leak vulnerability in the date service proxy implementation. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application and application can exploit the vulnerability to get kernel date which may cause sensitive information leak.
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 | Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro | The versions before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00); The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mate 9; Mate 9 Pro VendorHuawei Affected The versions before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00); The versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before lon-al00b_8.0.0.334\(c00\) | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before mha-al00b_8.0.0.334\(c00\) | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before lon-al00b_8.0.0.334\(c00\) Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before mha-al00b_8.0.0.334\(c00\) Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2017-17139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f25p-chr4-q25h
- 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Huawei Mate 9 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11224 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11229 Double free in Huawei Mate 9 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05717 Use after free in Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-01958 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 9 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-01948 Path traversal in Huawei Mate 9 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-01949 Mate 9 smartphones with software MHA-AL00AC00B125 have a privilege escalation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-17139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f25p-chr4-q25h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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