What is CVE-2019-5212?

CVE-2019-5212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P20, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-5212?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei P20

CVE-2019-5212

There is an improper access control vulnerability in Huawei Share. The software does not properly restrict access to certain file from certain application. An attacker tricks the user into installing a malicious application then establishing a connect to the attacker through Huawei Share, successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei P20
Huawei P20_firmware
N/a P20 — versions Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C10E2R1P13T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C461E2R1P11T8),Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C605E2R1P12T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C432E7R1P11T8)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5212?: CVE-2019-5212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P20, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-5212?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.