Privilege escalation in Huawei Mate 20 Pro
CVE-2020-9080
There is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Huawei smart phone product. A local, authenticated attacker could craft a specific input to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may lead to local privilege escalation. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-05272) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9080.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro — versions 10.1.0.135(C01E135R2P8)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro (Ud) — versions 10.1.0.135(C00E135R3P8)
- Huawei Nova 5i — versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.125(C01E123R7P3)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro Firmware — versions 10.1.0.135\(c01e135r2p8\), 10.1.0.135(c01e135r2p8)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro \(Ud\)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro \(Ud\) Firmware — versions 10.1.0.135(c00e135r3p8), 10.1.0.135\(c00e135r3p8\)
- Huawei Nova 5i
- Huawei Nova 5i Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9080?
- CVE-2020-9080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 20 Pro, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9080?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9080 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.