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CVE-2020-9251

• 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: 2020-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

HUAWEI Mate 20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation in certain scenario, the attacker should do certain configuration before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function. Affected product versions include: HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8).

Affected products

• HUAWEI P30: before 10.1.0.160\(c00e160r3p8\) — fixed in 10.1.0.160\(c00e160r3p8\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HUAWEI P30 10.1.0.160\(c00e160r3p8\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200722-02-smartphone-en
• https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200722-02-smartphone-en

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