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CVE-2019-5306

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.0)
• 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: 2019-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability in P20 Huawei smart phones versions before Emily-AL00A 9.0.0.167(C00E81R1P21T8). When re-configuring the mobile phone using the FRP function, an attacker can delete the activation lock after a series of operations. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed and the attacker gains access to the smartphone.

Affected products

• P20: before emily-al00a_9.0.0.167\(c00e81r1p21t8\) — fixed in emily-al00a_9.0.0.167\(c00e81r1p21t8\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: P20 emily-al00a_9.0.0.167\(c00e81r1p21t8\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190228-01-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190228-01-smartphone-en

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