CVE-2017-2715

HIGH 7.8CVE-2017-2715 · Published 22/11/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-2715 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting files (huawei).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.25%, higher than 16.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
files huawei	`≤ 7.1.1.309`	No fix yet

Description

The Files APP 7.1.1.309 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a brute-force password cracking vulnerability due to the improper design of the Safe key database. An unauthorized attacker could access sensitive database information and may crack users' Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

References

huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170425-01-files-en · VDB Entry

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