CVE-2019-5213

Severity: low (CVSS 2.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Honor play smartphones with versions earlier than Cornell-AL00A 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8) have an insufficient authentication vulnerability. The system has a logic judge error under certain scenario. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify the alarm clock settings after a serious of uncommon operations without unlock the screen lock.

Affected products

Honor play: before cornell-al00a_9.1.0.321\(c00e320r1p1t8\) — fixed in cornell-al00a_9.1.0.321\(c00e320r1p1t8\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Honor play cornell-al00a_9.1.0.321\(c00e320r1p1t8\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191023-01-smartphone-en
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191023-01-smartphone-en

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