CVE•Published 2017-04-02•Modified 2026-05-13•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-8763Huawei · P9_firmware
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CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The TrustZone driver in Huawei P9 phones with software Versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B352 and P9 Lite with software VNS-L21C185B130 and earlier versions and P8 Lite with software ALE-L02C636B150 and earlier versions has an improper resource release vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a system restart or privilege elevation.
Timeline
Published 2017-04-02
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
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Shodan · OS
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-8763Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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