Auth bypass in Huawei Honor Magic 2

CVE-2019-5220

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass vulnerability on several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently verify the permission, an attacker could do a certain operation on certain step of setup wizard. Successful exploit could allow the attacker bypass the FRP protection. Affected products: Mate 20 X, versions earlier than Ever-AL00B 9.0.0.200(C00E200R2P1); Mate 20, versions earlier than Hima-AL00B/Hima-TL00B 9.0.0.200(C00E200R2P1); Honor Magic 2, versions earlier than Tony-AL00B/Tony-TL00B 9.0.0.182(C00E180R2P2).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5220?
CVE-2019-5220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Honor Magic 2, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-5220?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.