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Mate 20 X Firmware CVE-2020-1882

MEDIUM
2020-02-18 psirt@huawei.com
Authentication Bypass Huawei Mate 20 X Firmware Ever L29B Firmware Mate 20 Rs Firmware Honor Magic2 Firmware
4.6
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: physical attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Huawei mobile phones Ever-L29B versions earlier than 10.0.0.180(C185E6R3P3), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C432E6R1P7), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C636E5R2P3); HUAWEI Mate 20 RS versions earlier than. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Huawei mobile phones Ever-L29B versions earlier than 10.0.0.180(C185E6R3P3), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C432E6R1P7), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C636E5R2P3); HUAWEI Mate 20 RS versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C786E70R3P8); HUAWEI Mate 20 X versions earlier than 10.0.0.176(C00E70R2P8); and Honor Magic2 versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E59R2P11) have an improper authorization vulnerability. Due to improper authorization of some function, attackers can bypass the authorization to perform some operations. Affected products include: Huawei Mate 20 Rs Firmware, Huawei Mate 20 X Firmware, Huawei Honor Magic2 Firmware, Huawei Ever-L29B Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

Huawei mobile phones Ever-L29B versions earlier than 10.0.0.180(C185E6R3P3), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C432E6R1P7), earlier than 10.0.0.180(C636E5R2P3); HUAWEI Mate 20 RS versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C786E70R3P8); HUAWEI Mate 20 X versions earlier than 10.0.0.176(C00E70R2P8); and Honor Magic2 versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E59R2P11) have an improper authorization vulnerability. Due to improper authorization of some function, attackers can bypass the authorization to perform some operations.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication Bypass CRITICAL

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_rs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_20_x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_magic2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ever-l29b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ever-l29b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ever-l29b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200122-01-phone-en

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