CVE-2016-4086
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHuawei HiSuite (In China) before 4.0.4.301 and (Out of China) before 4.0.4.204_ove allows remote attackers to install arbitrary apps on a connected phone via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHuawei HiSuite desktop application contains a vulnerability allowing remote attackers to install arbitrary applications on a connected Android phone. The attack vector is unspecified in available documentation, but the issue is present in versions prior to 4.0.4.301 (China) and 4.0.4.204_ove (international).
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.3.15= 2.3.28= 2.3.35= 2.3.42= 2.3.50= 2.3.55= 2.3.55.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate HiSuite installation directorySearch for HiSuite installation folder in common locations: C:\Program Files\Huawei\HiSuite or C:\Program Files (x86)\Huawei\HiSuite on Windows, or check /Applications/HiSuite on macOSAffected if HiSuite folder exists on the system
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Identify installed HiSuite version on WindowsIn the HiSuite installation folder, right-click HiSuite.exe, select Properties, then view the Details tab for Product Version. Alternatively, open Control Panel > Programs and Features, find Huawei HiSuite, and note the version shownAffected if Version listed matches 2.3.15, 2.3.28, 2.3.35, 2.3.42, 2.3.50, 2.3.55, or 2.3.55.1
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Identify installed HiSuite version via Registry (Windows)Open Registry Editor, navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{GUID} (where GUID corresponds to HiSuite) or search for key containing 'Huawei HiSuite' and read the DisplayVersion valueAffected if Registry shows version 2.3.x or earlier, or version below 4.0.4.301 (China) or 4.0.4.204_ove (international)
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Check version from within the applicationLaunch HiSuite, navigate to Settings or Help > About to view the product version informationAffected if Displayed version is 2.3.15, 2.3.28, 2.3.35, 2.3.42, 2.3.50, 2.3.55, or 2.3.55.1, or any version below 4.0.4.301 (China) / 4.0.4.204_ove (international)
The system is affected if Huawei HiSuite is installed and the identified version is one of the listed affected versions (2.3.15 through 2.3.55.1) or is earlier than the fixed releases (4.0.4.301 for China or 4.0.4.204_ove for international).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Huawei HiSuite to version 4.0.4.301 or later (China) or 4.0.4.204_ove or later (international). Review and restrict network exposure of devices running HiSuite until the update is applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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