7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-9080
Huawei Smart Phone Improper Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 10, 2025, 8:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9080 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Huawei mate_20_pro_firmware
2 Huawei mate_20_pro
3 Huawei mate_20_pro_\(ud\)_firmware
4 Huawei mate_20_pro_\(ud\)
5 Huawei nova_5i_firmware
6 Huawei nova_5i
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9080.

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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9080 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_pro_\(ud\)_firmware:10.1.0.135\(c00e135r3p8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_20_pro_\(ud\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_pro_firmware:10.1.0.135\(c01e135r2p8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:mate_20_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nova_5i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.0.125\(c01e123r7p3\) OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:nova_5i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200819-01-smartphone-en No Types Assigned https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200819-01-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200819-01-smartphone-en
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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