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CVE-2019-5250: huawei mate_20_pro_firmware Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 13-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5250 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in huawei mate_20_pro_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mate 20 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 9.1.0.135(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege, the attacker could trick the user into installing a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Huawei1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links