VDB-289393 · CVE-2020-9080 · GCVE-0-2020-9080

Huawei Mate 20 Pro/Mate 20 Pro UD/nova 5i privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 Pro UD and nova 5i. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-9080. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 Pro UD and nova 5i (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9080 since 02/18/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/18/2020 🔍
12/27/2024 +1774 days 🔍
12/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +15 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: huawei-sa-20200819-01-smartphone
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289393

Entryinfo

Created: 12/27/2024 11:47
Updated: 01/11/2025 03:26
Changes: 12/27/2024 11:47 (63), 01/11/2025 03:26 (11)
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