High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-2855

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.

Affected products

Huawei/Mobile Broadband Hl Service
cpe:2.3:a:huawei:mobile_broadband_hl_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=22.001.25.00.03

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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

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