VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-5252

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro).

LOW 3.5EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro). The applock does not perform a sufficient authentication in a rare condition. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application locked by applock in an instant.

CVSS 3.1: 3.5 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: huawei/enjoy 8 plus firmware · huawei/y9 firmware · huawei/honor 8x firmware · huawei/honor 9 lite firmware · huawei/honor 9i firmware · huawei/y6 pro firmware
Source: psirt@huawei.com

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.