What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9119?

CVE-2020-9119 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Mate 10 Firmware CVE-2020-9119

MEDIUM

2020-12-24 psirt@huawei.com

Privilege Escalation Huawei Mate 10 Firmware Mate 30 Firmware Mate 30 Pro Firmware P40 Firmware P40 Pro Firmware

6.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.2 MEDIUM

AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 24, 2020 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design defects. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design defects. The attacker needs to physically contact the mobile phone and obtain higher privileges, and execute relevant commands, resulting in the user's privilege promotion. Affected products include: Huawei Mate 10 Firmware, Huawei Mate 30 Firmware, Huawei Mate 30 Pro Firmware, Huawei P40 Firmware, Huawei P40 Pro Firmware.

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.