Low severity · published Dec 14, 2019
CVE-2019-5252
There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro)
3.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro). The applock does not perform a sufficient authentication in a rare condition. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application locked by applock in an instant.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
E8
Enjoy 8 Plus Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r1p6t8\) · source: NVD
H8
Honor 8x Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.217\(c00e15r3p2t8\); before 9.1.0.237\(c432e1r3p2t8\); before 9.1.0.237\(c636e2r4p1t8\) · source: NVD
H9
Honor 9 Lite Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r2p10t8\); before 9.1.0.136\(c636e5r1p5t8\) · source: NVD
H9
Honor 9i Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.115\(c00e113r1p6t8\); before 9.1.0.122\(c636e4r1p4t8\) · source: NVD
YP
Y6 Pro Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.248\(c636e5r3p1\) · source: NVD
YF
Y9 Firmware · Huawei
before 9.1.0.131\(c432e6r1p5t8\) · source: NVD