Vulnerability identifier: #VU18919

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5220

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Huawei Honor Magic 2
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Huawei Mate 20
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Huawei Mate 20 X
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: Huawei

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the system does not sufficiently verify the permission. An attacker with physical access to the smartphones can do a certain operation on certain step of setup wizard.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass the FRP protection.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Huawei Honor Magic 2: All versions

Huawei Mate 20: All versions

Huawei Mate 20 X : All versions

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External links
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190626-01-frp-en

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.