CVE-2020-9119 json
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design defects.
published 2020-12-24 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29948
- cvss
- 6.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design defects. The attacker needs to physically contact the mobile phone and obtain higher privileges, and execute relevant commands, resulting in the user's privilege promotion.
Patch / fix
- huawei mate_10_firmware 10.0.0.189\(c185e6r1p3\)
- huawei mate_30_firmware 10.1.0.156\(c00e155r7p2\)
- huawei mate_30_pro_firmware 10.1.0.156\(c00e156r7p2\)
- huawei p40_firmware 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\)
- huawei p40_pro_firmware 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\)
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a HUAWEI Mate 10;HUAWEI Mate 30;HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro;HUAWEI P40;HUAWEI P40 Pro
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-9119
- NVD CVE-2020-9119
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