Improper input validation in Huawei Honor 10
Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Huawei Honor 10 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4) have a denial of service vulnerability. Certain service in the system does not sufficiently validate certain parameter which is received, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application, successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00469 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Honor 10 (Huawei): 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Honor 10 | before 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4) | 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4) | Patch available | CNA |
- Honor 10 VendorHuawei Affected before 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4) Fixed in 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4) Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Honor 10 (Huawei) Fixed in 10.0.0.178(C00E178R1P4)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9255
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw45-wg5f-8735
References
More Huawei Honor 10 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03651 Race condition in Huawei Honor V10, Honor 10, Honor Play CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2020-01723 Mate 10 Pro;Honor V10;Honor 10;Nova 4 smartphones have a denial of service vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-9255 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9255 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fw45-wg5f-8735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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