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CVE-2020-9083

• 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: 2020-09-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

HUAWEI Mate 20 smart phones with Versions earlier than 10.1.0.163(C00E160R3P8) have a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. The attacker can enter a large amount of text on the phone. Due to insufficient verification of the parameter, successful exploitation can impact the service.

Affected products

• HUAWEI Mate 20: before 10.1.0.163\(c00e160r3p8\) — fixed in 10.1.0.163\(c00e160r3p8\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HUAWEI Mate 20 10.1.0.163\(c00e160r3p8\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200902-03-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200902-03-smartphone-en

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