CVE-2019-5251

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: December 13, 2019 at 02:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC

18 products affected across 1 vendorP30 FirmwareMate 20 FirmwareP30 Pro Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

There is a path traversal vulnerability in several Huawei smartphones. The system does not sufficiently validate certain pathnames from the application. An attacker could trick the user into installing, backing up and restoring a malicious application. Successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

Affected

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

Enjoy 7S Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.130(c00e115r2p8t8)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.130(c00e115r2p8t8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-enjoy-7s (same device)

Honor 20S Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.1.132(c00e131r6p1)

Affected range stops below 9.1.1.132(c00e131r6p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-honor-20s (same device)

Honor 9 Lite Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.130(c00e112r2p10t8)v < 9.1.0.143(c636e5r1p5t8)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.130(c00e112r2p10t8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.143(c636e5r1p5t8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-honor-9-lite (same device)

Honor 9I Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.120(c00e113r1p6t8)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.120(c00e113r1p6t8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-honor-9i (same device)

Honor V10 Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.333(c00e333r2p1t8)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.333(c00e333r2p1t8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-honor-v10 (same device)

M6 Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.1.150(c00e150r1p150)

Affected range stops below 9.1.1.150(c00e150r1p150), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-m6 (same device)

Mate 20 Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.139(c00e133r3p1)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.139(c00e133r3p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-mate-20 (same device)

P30 Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.226(c00e220r2p1)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.226(c00e220r2p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-p30 (same device)

P30 Pro Firmware · Huawei

95%

v < 9.1.0.226(c00e210r2p1)

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.226(c00e210r2p1), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

huawei-p30-pro (same device)

Honor 20s · Huawei

60%

v < 9.1.0.120v < 9.1.0.130v < 9.1.0.139v < 9.1.0.143v < 9.1.0.226v < 9.1.0.333v < 9.1.1.132v < 9.1.1.150

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.120, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.130, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.139, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.143, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.226, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.0.333, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.1.132, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.1.1.150, 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:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-03-smartphone-en

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-03-smartphone-en

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-22

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