Is CVE-2018-7940 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-7940 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-7940?

CVE-2018-7940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-7940?

CVE-2018-7940 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7940?

Upgrade mate 9 firmware to 8.0.0.129(sp2c00) or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-7940

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Huawei smart phones Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro with earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C00) and earlier versions than 8.0.0.129(SP2C01) have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker with high privilege obtains the smart phone and bypass the activation function by some specific operations.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

mate 9 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.0.0.129(sp2c00)Fixed in:8.0.0.129(sp2c00)CVE-2018-7940derived from NVD

mate 9 pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< 8.0.0.129(sp2c01)Fixed in:8.0.0.129(sp2c01)CVE-2018-7940derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

huawei.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.