CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-9080

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Dec 27, 2024 | Modified: Jan 10, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

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

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mate_20_pro_firmware Huawei 10.1.0.135(c01e135r2p8) (including) 10.1.0.135(c01e135r2p8) (including)

Potential Mitigations

References