Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2020 · Assigned by huawei
CVE-2020-9073
Low 2.4
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in P20. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)2.4Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Huawei P20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.156(C00E156R1P4) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to that when an user wants to do certain operation, the software insufficiently validate the user's identity. Attackers need to physically access the smartphone to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.