CVE-2020-9251

low-risk
Published 2020-07-27

HUAWEI Mate 20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation in certain scenario, the attacker should do certain configuration before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function. Affected product versions include: HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8).

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
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CVSS 2.4/10 Low
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

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low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal