Improper privilege management in EMUI;Magic UI
Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-345.
Summary
There is a improper privilege management vulnerability in some Huawei smartphone. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause information disclosure and malfunctions due to insufficient verification of data authenticity.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0036 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | EMUI;Magic UI | EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0; Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- EMUI;Magic UI Vendor— Affected EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0; Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.1 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9141
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqvv-6648-f492
References
More Huawei Emui vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17252 Vulnerability of writing data to an arbitrary address in the HW_KEYMASTER module. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-21903 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21900 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21899 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19984 Out-of-bounds read in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19982 Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-9141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqvv-6648-f492 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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