CVE-2020-9119

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 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: 2020-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design defects. The attacker needs to physically contact the mobile phone and obtain higher privileges, and execute relevant commands, resulting in the user's privilege promotion.

Affected products

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10: before 10.0.0.189\(c185e6r1p3\) — fixed in 10.0.0.189\(c185e6r1p3\)
HUAWEI Mate 30: before 10.1.0.156\(c00e155r7p2\) — fixed in 10.1.0.156\(c00e155r7p2\)
HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro: before 10.1.0.156\(c00e156r7p2\) — fixed in 10.1.0.156\(c00e156r7p2\)
HUAWEI P40: before 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\) — fixed in 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\)
Huawei P40 Pro Firmware: before 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\) — fixed in 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 10.0.0.189\(c185e6r1p3\); HUAWEI Mate 30 10.1.0.156\(c00e155r7p2\); HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro 10.1.0.156\(c00e156r7p2\); HUAWEI P40 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\); Huawei P40 Pro Firmware 10.1.0.150\(sp1c00e150r4p1\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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