Maya-L02,VKY-L09,VTR-L29,Vicky-AL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Warsaw-AL00 smart phones with software of earlier than Maya-L02C636B126 versions,earlier than VKY-L29C10B151 versions,earlier than VTR-L29C10B151 versions,earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B162 versions,earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B167 versions,earlier than Warsaw-AL00C00B200 versions have a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability. When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the configuration flow by some secret code and can perform some operations to update the Google account. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.
CVE-2017-8173
MEDIUMNVD 4.64.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 4.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 4.6; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.6
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.6
- EG Score
- 4.6(medium)
- EPSS
- 13.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 22, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (2)
- psirt@huaweihttp://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170715-01-frpbypass-en
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170715-01-frpbypass-en
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-8173?
CVE-2017-8173 is a medium vulnerability published on November 22, 2017. Maya-L02,VKY-L09,VTR-L29,Vicky-AL00A,Victoria-AL00A,Warsaw-AL00 smart phones with software of earlier than Maya-L02C636B126 versions,earlier than VKY-L29C10B151 versions,earlier than VTR-L29C10B151 versions,earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B162 versions,earlier than Victoria-AL00AC00B167 versions,earlier…
When was CVE-2017-8173 disclosed?
CVE-2017-8173 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 22, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-8173 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-8173 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-8173?
CVE-2017-8173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-8173?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-8173, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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