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CVE-2019-5250

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Mate 20 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 9.1.0.135(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege, the attacker could trick the user into installing a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.

Affected products

• HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro: before 9.1.0.135\(c00e133r3p1\) — fixed in 9.1.0.135\(c00e133r3p1\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro 9.1.0.135\(c00e133r3p1\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-02-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-02-smartphone-en

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