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CVE-2019-5252

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro).

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in Huawei smartphones (Y9, Honor 8X, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i, Y6 Pro). The applock does not perform a sufficient authentication in a rare condition. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application locked by applock in an instant.

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.0005
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

10
huawei enjoy 8 plus firmware< 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r1p6t8\)
huawei y9 firmware< 9.1.0.131\(c432e6r1p5t8\)
huawei honor 8x firmware< 9.1.0.217\(c00e15r3p2t8\)
huawei honor 8x firmware< 9.1.0.237\(c432e1r3p2t8\)
huawei honor 8x firmware< 9.1.0.237\(c636e2r4p1t8\)
huawei honor 9 lite firmware< 9.1.0.124\(c00e112r2p10t8\)
huawei honor 9 lite firmware< 9.1.0.136\(c636e5r1p5t8\)
huawei honor 9i firmware< 9.1.0.115\(c00e113r1p6t8\)
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@huawei.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Dec 2019 · 12:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191204-01-smartphone-enVendor Advisory
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