SecuriTricks - CVE-2020-9080

Description

There is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Huawei smart phone product. A local, authenticated attacker could craft a specific input to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may lead to local privilege escalation. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-05272) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9080.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	Mate 20 Pro Firmware Mate 20 Pro Mate 20 Pro \(ud\) Firmware Mate 20 Pro \(ud\) Nova 5i Firmware Nova 5i	10.1.0.135\(c01e135r2p8\) - 10.1.0.135\(c00e135r3p8\) - * -

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
o	huawei	mate_20_pro_firmware	10.1.0.135\(c01e135r2p8\)	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
h	huawei	mate_20_pro	-	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	huawei	mate_20_pro_\(ud\)_firmware	10.1.0.135\(c00e135r3p8\)	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
h	huawei	mate_20_pro_\(ud\)	-	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	huawei	nova_5i_firmware	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
h	huawei	nova_5i	-	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200819-01-smartphone-en

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 27, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 10, 2025, 8:36 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@huawei.com

CVE-2020-9080