Security Advisory - Remote Control Vulnerability in RCS Module of Some Huawei Smart Phones

There is a remote control vulnerability in RCS module of some Huawei smart phones. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application. When the application connects with RCS for the first time, it needs user to manually click to agree. In addition, the attacker needs to obtain the key that RCS uses to authenticate the application. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to control keyboard remotely. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2018-02010)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7901.

Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180425-01-rcs-en