CVE-2019-5250

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2019 at 02:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMate 20 Pro FirmwareMate 20 Pro

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

Mate 20 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 9.1.0.135(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege, the attacker could trick the user into installing a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.1.0.135(c00e133r3p1)
Affected range stops below 9.1.0.135(c00e133r3p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-mate-20-pro (same device)
v < 9.1.0.135
Affected range stops below 9.1.0.135, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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