CVE-2016-2855

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-2855 · Published 23/05/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-2855 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting mobile broadband hl service (huawei).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.48%, higher than 41.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mobile broadband hl service huawei	`≤ 22.001.25.00.03`	No fix yet

Description

The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the MobileBrServ program data directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying VERSION.dll.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/137025/Huawei-Mobile-Broadband-HL-Service-22.001.25.00.03-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/34
bogner.sh/2016/05/cve-2016-2855-huawei-mobile-broadband-hl-service-local-privilege-escalation
youtube.com/watch

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