Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro (UD) - CVE-2020-9080

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 Pro (UD) - CVE-2020-9080

Published: August 24, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45977
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9080
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Mate 20 Pro (UD)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-9080

Install updates from vendor's website.

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