Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-2691

Description

Huawei P9 versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B373, versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B373, versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B373, versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B373 have a lock-screen bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could force the phone to the fastboot mode and delete the user's password file during the reboot process, then login the phone without screen lock password after reboot.

Affected products

Huawei/P9 Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <eva-tl00c01b373
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd./Huawei P9v5
Range: Versions earlier before EVA-AL10C00B373, Versions earlier before EVA-CL00C92B373, Versions earlier before EVA-DL00C17B373, Versions earlier before EVA-TL00C01B373,

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170118-01-smartphone-ennvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95658nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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