CVE-2019-5250
Mate 20 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 9.1.0.135(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mate 20 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 9.1.0.135(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege, the attacker could trick the user into installing a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- huawei/mate 20 pro firmware
- Source
- psirt@huawei.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.