CVE-2016-8769: huawei technologies co., ltd. huawei utps
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8769 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in huawei technologies co., ltd. huawei utps. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 02-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Huawei UTPS earlier than UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983 has an unquoted service path vulnerability which can lead to the truncation of UTPS service query paths. An attacker may put an executable file in the search path of the affected service and obtain elevated privileges after the executable file is executed.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.58% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundHuawei UTPS - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Huawei1 product
- utps_firmware≤ v200r003b015d15sp00c983
Huawei technologies co., ltd.1 product
- huawei utpsearlier than UTPS-V200R003B015D16SPC00C983
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161116-01-utps-enX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory