CVE-2019-5297

low-risk
Published 2019-06-04

Emily-L29C Huawei phones versions earlier than 9.0.0.159 (C185E2R1P12T8) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. Before the FRP account is verified and activated during the reset process, the attacker can perform some special operations to bypass the FRP function and obtain the right to use the mobile phone.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.6/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Emily-L29C Firmware

Affected Vendors

Huawei

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190305-01-frp-en
Vendor Advisory https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190305-01-frp-en
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal