Missing brute-force protection in Huawei Mate 9 Pro
Priority LOW 21CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-307.
Summary
There is an information disclosure vulnerability on Mate 9 Pro Huawei smartphones versions earlier than LON-AL00B9.0.1.150 (C00E61R1P8T8). An attacker could view the photos after a series of operations without unlocking the screen lock. Successful exploit could cause an information disclosure condition.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00251 16th 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 | Mate 9 Pro | Versions earlier than LON-AL00B9.0.1.150(C00E61R1P8T8) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mate 9 Pro VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than LON-AL00B9.0.1.150(C00E61R1P8T8) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5217
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7wv-qp6p-3f43
References
More Huawei Mate 9 Pro Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12641 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11224 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-12698 Integer overflow in Huawei Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-12694 Double free in Huawei Mate 9 Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2019-5217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7wv-qp6p-3f43 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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