Improper Authorization in Huawei Mate 20 Pro - CVE-2019-5250
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23411
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5250
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege. An attacker with physical access to the device can trick the victim to install a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function and bypass the limit of student mode function.
Affected software
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5250
Install updates from vendor's website.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro - update to 9.1.0.135