CVE-2020-9080

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2024 at 09:23 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorMate 20 Pro FirmwareNova 5I FirmwareMate 20 Pro (ud ) Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

There is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Huawei smart phone product. A local, authenticated attacker could craft a specific input to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may lead to local privilege escalation. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-05272) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9080.

Affected

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

huawei-mate-20-pro (same device)
10.1.0.135(C00E135R3P8)10.1.0.135(c00e135r3p8)
huawei-mate-20-pro-ud (same device)
v < 10.0.0.125v < 10.0.0.125(c01e123r7p3)
Affected range stops below 10.0.0.125, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.0.125(c01e123r7p3), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
huawei-nova-5i (same device)
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHhuawei
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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