Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui

CVE-2020-9141

There is a improper privilege management vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause information disclosure and malfunctions due to insufficient verification of data authenticity.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9141: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Huawei Emui — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.1
  • Huawei Magic Ui — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1
  • Emui;magic Ui — versions EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0, Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9141?
CVE-2020-9141 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-9141?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.