CVE-2020-9258 Information disclosure in HUAWEI P30

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit improper input verification in a module to inject malicious fragments, leading to user information leakage on HUAWEI P30 devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-9258?

CVE-2020-9258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HUAWEI P30, published on 10 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

HUAWEI P30 smartphone with versions earlier than 10.1.0.135(C00E135R2P11) have an improper input verification vulnerability. An attribution in a module is not set correctly and some verification is lacked. Attackers with local access can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious fragment. This may lead to user information leak.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9258?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei P30 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66f6-j4qh-gpfh.

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