CVE-2020-1844 Privilege escalation in PCManager
An authenticated local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Huawei PCManager to gain higher privileges on the system.
- 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-2020-1844?
CVE-2020-1844 is a high-severity vulnerability in PCManager, published on 28 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PCManager with versions earlier than 10.0.5.51 have a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei PCManager products. An authenticated, local attacker can perform specific operation to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Pcmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PCManager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5rc-wm3q-v4fp.