CVE-2020-9080 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-9080

There is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Huawei smart...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro (UD), HUAWEI nova 5i
Vulnerable Versions:
10.1.0.135(C01E135R2P8), 10.1.0.135(C00E135R3P8), Versions earlier than 10.0.0.125(C01E123R7P3)

Timeline

Official Publish: December 27th, 2024
Last Modified: December 27th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1134 Access Token Manipulation
Defense Evasion