CVE-2016-2855

The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the...

7.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-2855
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-2855
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-3928 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-3928
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppcw-g3g9-5hhg 7.8

The Huawei Mobile Broadband HL Service 22.001.25.00.03 and earlier uses a weak ACL for the...

Record: GHSA-ppcw-g3g9-5hhg
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

huawei mobile broadband hl service

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2855 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Huawei Mobile Broadband Hl Service, published May 23, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.