Type Confusion in Huawei Mate 30 - CVE-2020-9261
Published: July 3, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29497
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9261
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei Mate 30
Huawei Mate 30
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A local attacker can trick a victim to install a specially crafted application, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9261
Install updates from vendor's website.