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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

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.

Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.48%EPSS, 41st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

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.

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 ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2855
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3928No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-3928
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppcw-g3g9-5hhg7.8

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

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.

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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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