CVE-2018-7938: P10 Huawei smartphones with the versions before Victoria-AL00AC00B217 have an information leak vulnerability d

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-7938?

p10 firmware: upgrade to victoria-al00ac00b217. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2018-7938 being exploited?

CVE-2018-7938 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2018-7938 affect?

CVE-2018-7938 affects p10 firmware. Severity is low (CVSS 3.3). P10 Huawei smartphones with the versions before Victoria-AL00AC00B217 have an information leak vulnerability due to the lack of permission validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and

Q: How urgent is CVE-2018-7938?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 3.3UPGRADE

CVE-2018-7938 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.3) affecting p10 firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

P10 Huawei smartphones with the versions before Victoria-AL00AC00B217 have an information leak vulnerability due to the lack of permission validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and the application can read some hardware serial number, which may cause sensitive information leak.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.3 (Low)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 55%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200
Published	2018-09-04
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Huawei Technologies · Vendor: huawei

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2018-09-04 16:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:03 UTCUpdated Record last modified

huawei p10 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < victoria-al00ac00b217

Fixed in: victoria-al00ac00b217

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-7938?

p10 firmware: upgrade to victoria-al00ac00b217. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-7938 being exploited?

CVE-2018-7938 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-7938 affect?

CVE-2018-7938 affects p10 firmware. Severity is low (CVSS 3.3). P10 Huawei smartphones with the versions before Victoria-AL00AC00B217 have an information leak vulnerability due to the lack of permission validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application on the smart phone, and

How urgent is CVE-2018-7938?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Huawei vulnerabilities

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