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. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-12144) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9081.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
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
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.