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Security Notice - Statement on Security Researchers' Disclosure of Android Devices Vulnerable to Attacks via AT Commands

  • Initial Release Date: 2018-08-27
  • Last Release Date: 2018-08-27

Huawei has noticed that security researchers have disclosed that Android devices from multiple vendors, including Huawei, are vulnerable to attacks via AT commands. The researchers point out that an attacker can connect to a mobile phone via the USB interface, and when the USB debugging mode is enabled, the attacker can use customized AT commands to bypass the screen lock interface and security check mechanisms.
The investigation is still ongoing. Huawei PSIRT will keep updating the SN and will give the related views as soon as possible. Please stay tuned.

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Customers should contact Huawei TAC (Huawei Technical Assistance Center) to get necessary support for product security vulnerabilities. For TAC contact information, please refer to Huawei worldwide website at: http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/report-vulnerabilities.

2018-08-27 V1.0 INITIAL