Huawei EC156/EC176/EC177 prior 23.015.02.07.1014/23.015.02.08.1014 Partner.exe untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Huawei EC156, EC176 and EC177. This impacts an unknown function of the file Partner.exe. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-8358. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei EC156, EC176 and EC177 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file Partner.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Huawei EC156, EC176, and EC177 USB Modem products with software before UTPS-V200R003B015D02SP07C1014 (23.015.02.07.1014) and before V200R003B015D02SP08C1014 (23.015.02.08.1014) use a weak ACL for the "Mobile Partner" directory, which allows remote attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges by compromising a low privilege account and modifying Mobile Partner.exe.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2014. The weakness was released 12/11/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8358 since 10/20/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1147 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 23.015.02.07.1014 or 23.015.02.08.1014 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (30477) and SecurityFocus (BID 70672†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EC156/EC176/EC177 23.015.02.07.1014/23.015.02.08.1014

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12/11/2017 +1147 days 🔍
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12/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2025 +2790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: 128767
Researcher: Osanda Malith
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110471
SecurityFocus: 70672 - Huawei Mobile Partner Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2017 07:55
Updated: 08/02/2025 10:14
Changes: 12/12/2017 07:55 (60), 12/13/2019 16:49 (4), 01/26/2021 16:35 (2), 01/17/2023 12:56 (3), 08/02/2025 10:14 (24)
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