CVE-2020-1882

Physical authorization bypass enabling unspecified operations

Published Feb 17, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper authorization in Huawei Mate 20 RS, Mate 20 X, and Honor Magic2 firmware allows physically connected attackers to perform unspecified operations. Huawei has not disclosed the affected function or the authorization decision it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires a physical connection to the phone, and the documented consequence is limited to unspecified unauthorized operations.

CVSS severity2.1
Low
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Huawei Mate 20 RS, Mate 20 X, and Honor Magic2 firmware allows physically connected attackers to perform unspecified operations. Huawei has not disclosed the affected function or the authorization decision it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires a physical connection to the phone, and the documented consequence is limited to unspecified unauthorized operations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-1882
Published
Feb 17, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Huawei
Product
Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 17, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=earlier than 10.0.0.175(C786E70R3P8)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Huawei · Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RSversion=earlier than 10.0.0.175(C786E70R3P8)
Huawei · Honor Magic2version=earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E59R2P11)
Huawei · Huawei Mate 20 Xversion=earlier than 10.0.0.176(C00E70R2P8); version=earlier than 10.0.0.180(C185E6R3P3); version=earlier than 10.0.0.180(C432E6R1P7); version=earlier than 10.0.0.180(C636E5R2P3)

Published CVSS scores

4.6NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.1NISTAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.0HuaweiCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
2.1HuaweiCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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