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CVE-2020-9081

There is an improper authorization vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

There is an improper authorization vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones. An attacker could perform a series of operation in specific mode to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass app lock. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-12144) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9081.

CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-863
Affected: huawei/mate 20 firmware · huawei/p30 firmware · huawei/p30 pro firmware · huawei/princeton-al10d firmware · huawei/yale-al00a firmware · huawei/yale-al50a firmware · huawei/yalep-al10b firmware
Source: psirt@huawei.com

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/2020/huawei-sa-20200826-15-smartphone-enVendor Advisory

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