Auth bypass in Huawei Mate 20
CVE-2020-9081
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones. An attacker could perform a series of operation in specific mode to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass app lock. (V…
EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Huawei Mate 20 — versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8), Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8)
- Huawei P30 — versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11)
- Huawei P30 Pro — versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8), Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8)
- Huawei Mate_20
- Huawei Mate_20_firmware
- Huawei P30
- Huawei P30_firmware
- Huawei P30_pro
- Huawei P30_pro_firmware
- Huawei Princeton-al10d — versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9081?
- CVE-2020-9081 is a low-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 20, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2024-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9081?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9081 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.