The Huawei Share function of P20 phones with versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Huawei Share function of P20 phones with versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311 has an improper file management vulnerability. The attacker tricks the victim to perform certain operations on the mobile phone during file transfer. Because the file is not properly processed, successfully exploit may cause some files on the victim's mobile phone are deleted.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | P20 | Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C10E2R1P13T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C461E2R1P11T8),Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C605E2R1P12T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C432E7R1P11T8) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- P20 Vendor— Affected Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C10E2R1P13T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C461E2R1P11T8),Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C605E2R1P12T8), Versions earlier than Emily-L29C 9.1.0.311(C432E7R1P11T8) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c10e2r1p13t8\) | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c461e2r1p11t8\); before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c605e2r1p12t8\); before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c432e7r1p11t8\) | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c10e2r1p13t8\) Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:h:huawei:p20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c461e2r1p11t8\); before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c605e2r1p12t8\); before emily-l29c_9.1.0.311\(c432e7r1p11t8\) Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5211
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pwx-hqqw-2m2r
References
More Huawei P20 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-01829 Use after free in Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-00021 In reassemble_and_dispatch of packet_fragmenter.cc, there is possible out of bounds write… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-06941 Cryptographic flaw in Bluetooth BR/EDR CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-05764 Out-of-bounds write in Huawei P20 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2019-03665 Improper input validation in P20 Pro, P20, Mate RS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-03647 Incorrect permission assignment in P20 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-5211 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5211 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pwx-hqqw-2m2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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