CVE-2020-1817 Privilege escalation in PCManager
Local attackers can exploit improper file permissions in Huawei PCManager to inject commands and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1817?
CVE-2020-1817 is a high-severity vulnerability in PCManager, published on 30 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei PCManager with versions earlier than 10.0.1.36 has a privilege escalation vulnerability. Due to improper permission management of specific files, local attackers with low permissions can inject commands to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause privilege escalation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Pcmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PCManager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prg8-f8c5-v3hj.