OnePlus 3/3T open up an ADB session without authorization (CVE-2017-5622)

Last month we published CVE-2017-5626 patched in OxygenOS 4.0.2, a vulnerability which allowed attackers to effectively unlock a OnePlus 3/3T device without a factory reset. Combining this with our also discovered CVE-2017-5624 patched in OxygenOS 4.0.3 enabled a powerful attack against locked...

CVE-2017-5622

With OxygenOS before 4.0.3, when a charger is connected to a powered-off OnePlus 3 or 3T device, the platform starts with adbd enabled. Therefore, a malicious charger or a physical attacker can open up, without authorization, an ADB session with the device, in order to further exploit other...

CVE-2017-5622

With OxygenOS before 4.0.3, when a charger is connected to a powered-off OnePlus 3 or 3T device, the platform starts with adbd enabled. Therefore, a malicious charger or a physical attacker can open up, without authorization, an ADB session with the device, in order to further exploit other...

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With OxygenOS before 4.0.3, when a charger is connected to a powered-off OnePlus 3 or 3T device, the platform starts with adbd enabled. Therefore, a malicious charger or a physical attacker can open up, without authorization, an ADB session with the device, in order to further exploit other...

CVE-2017-5622

CVE-2017-5622 (OnePlus 3/3T, OxygenOS prior to 4.0.3) describes a vulnerability where a charger connected to a powered‑off device enables adbd, allowing an attacker to open an ADB session without user authorization. The linked sources explain that OnePlus customized adbd to bypass ADB authorizati...