Improper authentication in Huawei Duke-L09
Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated
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 some Huawei smart phones with software earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions 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
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Duke-L09 | Earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, Earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, Earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Duke-L09 VendorHuawei Affected Earlier than Duke-L09C10B186 versions, Earlier than Duke-L09C432B187 versions, Earlier than Duke-L09C636B186 versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:duke-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before duke-l09c10b186 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:duke-l09:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:duke-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before duke-l09c432b187; before duke-l09c636b186 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:duke-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before duke-l09c10b186 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:duke-l09:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:duke-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before duke-l09c432b187; before duke-l09c636b186 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7rm-f9jj-p7c6
References
More Huawei Duke-l09 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07380 Improper input validation in BLA-A09;BLA-TL00B;Berkeley-L09;Duke-L09;HUAWEI P20;HUAWEI… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-17161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7rm-f9jj-p7c6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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