CVE-2020-9099 Auth bypass in IPS Module; NGFW Module; NIP6300; NIP6600; NIP6800; Secospace USG6300; Secospace USG6500; Secospace USG6600; USG9500

Critical 9.8 Published 8 Jun 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication to obtain certain permissions on Huawei firewall and IPS devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-9099?

CVE-2020-9099 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Ips Module Firmware, published on 8 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Huawei products IPS Module; NGFW Module; NIP6300; NIP6600; NIP6800; Secospace USG6300; Secospace USG6500; Secospace USG6600; USG9500 with versions of V500R001C00; V500R001C20; V500R001C30; V500R001C50; V500R001C60; V500R001C80; V500R005C00; V500R005C10; V500R005C20; V500R002C00; V500R002C10; V500R002C20; V500R002C30 have an improper authentication vulnerability. Attackers need to perform some operations to exploit the vulnerability. Successful exploit may obtain certain permissions on the device.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9099?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Huawei Ips Module Firmware, Huawei Ngfw Module Firmware, Huawei Nip6300 Firmware, Huawei Nip6600 Firmware, Huawei Nip6800 Firmware, Huawei Secospace Usg6300 Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-9099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Ips Module Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pch4-qpxr-f8xh.