What is CVE-2019-5233?

CVE-2019-5233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Taurus-Al00b, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-5233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Taurus-Al00b

CVE-2019-5233

Huawei smartphones with versions earlier than Taurus-AL00B 10.0.0.41(SP2C00E41R3P2) have an improper authentication vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to access specific components.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Taurus-al00b
Huawei Taurus-al00b_firmware
N/a Taurus-al00b — versions 10.0.0.41(SP2C00E41R3P2)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5233?: CVE-2019-5233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Taurus-Al00b, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-5233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.