Improper authentication in Huawei Emily-AL00A
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Huawei mobile phones with versions earlier before Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.153(C00) have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker could trick the user to connect to a malicious device. In the debug mode, the malicious software in the device may exploit the vulnerability to bypass some specific function. Successful exploit may cause some malicious applications to be installed in the mobile phones.
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 | Emily-AL00A | Versions earlier before 8.1.0.153(C00) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Emily-AL00A VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier before 8.1.0.153(C00) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7947
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p4wm-rj32-63x3
References
More Huawei Emily-al00a Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03711 Double free in Emily-AL00A, Emily-TL00B, Emily-L09C, Emily-L29C CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-05761 Information disclosure in Huawei Emily-AL00A CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-05750 Huawei smart phones Emily-AL00A with software 8.1.0.106(SP2C00) and 8.1.0.107(SP5C00)… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2018-05732 Incorrect authorization in Huawei Emily-AL00A CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2019-03669 NULL pointer dereference in Harry-AL00C, Harry-AL00C-PRELOAD, Harry-AL10B… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2018-05726 Some Huawei smart phones ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.106(C00), 8.0.0.113(SP2C00), 8.0.0.113(SP3C00)… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-7947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4wm-rj32-63x3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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