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CVE-2019-5281

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

There is an information leak vulnerability in some Huawei phones, versions earlier than Jackman-L21 8.2.0.155(C185R1P2). When a local attacker uses the camera of a smartphone, the attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information by performing a series of operations.

Affected products

• HUAWEI Y9 2019: before jackman-l21_8.2.0.155\(c185r1p2\) — fixed in jackman-l21_8.2.0.155\(c185r1p2\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HUAWEI Y9 2019 jackman-l21_8.2.0.155\(c185r1p2\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190218-01-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190218-01-smartphone-en

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