CVE-2020-9072 Privilege escalation in OSD
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges in Huawei OSD by constructing a specific file path, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9072?
CVE-2020-9072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei OSD, published on 27 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei OSD product with versions earlier than OSD_uwp_9.0.32.0 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An authenticated, local attacker can constructs a specific file path to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Osd Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpm4-9j9m-vhjv.