CVE-2020-9114 Privilege escalation in FusionCompute

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker with common privileges can access specific files to gain administrator privileges in Huawei FusionCompute.

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-2020-9114?

CVE-2020-9114 is a high-severity vulnerability in FusionCompute, published on 1 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FusionCompute versions 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.5.0, 6.5.1 and 8.0.0 have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Due to improper privilege management, an attacker with common privilege may access some specific files and get the administrator privilege in the affected products. Successful exploit will cause privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9114?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Fusioncompute.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74qh-vr52-6vv4.

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