CVE-2016-5821 json
Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the…
published 2016-07-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6756
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privilege-Escalation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privilege-Escalation.html
exploit
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huawei.com
/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160624-01-hisuite-en
vendor-advisory
- labs.bluefrostsecurity.de /advisories/bfs-sa-2016-003/
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/538797/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/91418
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5821
- NVD CVE-2016-5821
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