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

EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Huawei Emui — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.1
  • Huawei Magic_ui — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1
  • N/a 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.