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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-7911 · published 23 October 2018

CVE-2018-7911: Huawei alp-al00b firmware vulnerability

Huawei · Alp Al00b Firmware

Some Huawei smart phones ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.106(C00), 8.0.0.113(SP2C00), 8.0.0.113(SP3C00), 8.0.0.113(SP7C00), 8.0.0.118(C00), 8.0.0.120(SP2C00), 8.0.0.125(SP1C00), 8.0.0.125(SP3C00), 8.0.0.126(SP2C00), 8.0.0.126(SP5C00), 8.0.0.127(SP1C00), 8.0.0.128(SP2C00), ALP-AL00B-RSC 1.0.0.2, BLA-TL00B 8.0.0.113(SP7C01), 8.0.0.118(C01), 8.0.0.120(SP2C01), 8.0.0.125(SP1C01), 8.0.0.125(SP2C01), 8.0.0.125(SP3C01), 8.0.0.126(SP2C01), 8.0.0.126(SP5C01), 8.0.0.127(SP1C01), 8.0.0.128(SP2C01), 8.0.0.129(SP2C01), Charlotte-AL00A 8.1.0.105(SP7C00), 8.1.0.106(SP3C00), 8.1.0.107(SP5C00), 8.1.0.107(SP7C00), 8.1.0.108(SP3C00), 8.1.0.108(SP6C00), 8.1.0.109(SP2C00), Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.105(SP6C00), 8.1.0.106(SP2C00), 8.1.0.107(SP5C00), 8.1.0.107(SP7C00), 8.1.0.108(SP2C00), 8.1.0.108(SP6C00), 8.1.0.109(SP5C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the configuration flow by Gaode Map and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

4.6 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.24% · top 86.8%
4.6CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.9
0.24%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Some Huawei smart phones ALP-AL00B 8.0.0.106(C00), 8.0.0.113(SP2C00), 8.0.0.113(SP3C00), 8.0.0.113(SP7C00), 8.0.0.118(C00), 8.0.0.120(SP2C00), 8.0.0.125(SP1C00), 8.0.0.125(SP3C00), 8.0.0.126(SP2C00), 8.0.0.126(SP5C00), 8.0.0.127(SP1C00), 8.0.0.128(SP2C00), ALP-AL00B-RSC 1.0.0.2, BLA-TL00B 8.0.0.113(SP7C01), 8.0.0.118(C01), 8.0.0.120(SP2C01), 8.0.0.125(SP1C01), 8.0.0.125(SP2C01), 8.0.0.125(SP3C01), 8.0.0.126(SP2C01), 8.0.0.126(SP5C01), 8.0.0.127(SP1C01), 8.0.0.128(SP2C01), 8.0.0.129(SP2C01), Charlotte-AL00A 8.1.0.105(SP7C00), 8.1.0.106(SP3C00), 8.1.0.107(SP5C00), 8.1.0.107(SP7C00), 8.1.0.108(SP3C00), 8.1.0.108(SP6C00), 8.1.0.109(SP2C00), Emily-AL00A 8.1.0.105(SP6C00), 8.1.0.106(SP2C00), 8.1.0.107(SP5C00), 8.1.0.107(SP7C00), 8.1.0.108(SP2C00), 8.1.0.108(SP6C00), 8.1.0.109(SP5C00) have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the configuration flow by Gaode Map and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

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

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180822-01-frpbypass-en Vendor Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180822-01-frpbypass-en Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-7911), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.