CVE-2020-9149 Business logic in EMUI;Magic UI

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an application error verification flaw in Huawei smartphones to modify and delete user SMS messages.

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-2020-9149?

CVE-2020-9149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 1 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An application error verification vulnerability exists in a component interface of Huawei Smartphone. Local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to modify and delete user SMS messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9149?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Magic Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9149?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vw25-r297-m2vg.

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