CVE-2019-5283

low-risk
Published 2019-06-04

There is Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability in P20 Huawei smart phones versions earlier than Emily-AL00A 9.0.0.167 (C00E81R1P21T8). When re-configuring the mobile phone using the factory reset protection (FRP) function, an attacker can login the Talkback mode and can perform some operations to access the setting page. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.6/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

P20 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Huawei

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190424-01-frp-en
Vendor Advisory https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190424-01-frp-en
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal