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CVE-2020-9073

• 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: 2020-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

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.

Affected products

• P20: before 10.0.0.156\(c00e156r1p4\) — fixed in 10.0.0.156\(c00e156r1p4\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: P20 10.0.0.156\(c00e156r1p4\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200513-01-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200513-01-smartphone-en

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