CVE-2020-9069

Adjacent information disclosure via decryptable data

Published May 21, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Huawei firmware in affected routers, hotspots, and smartphones allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to decrypt data and leak information. The advisory does not identify a specific component or faulty operation, stating only that crafted adjacent traffic enables decryption. Exploitation requires adjacent network access and can disclose information randomly; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Huawei firmware in affected routers, hotspots, and smartphones allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to decrypt data and leak information. The advisory does not identify a specific component or faulty operation, stating only that crafted adjacent traffic enables decryption. Exploitation requires adjacent network access and can disclose information randomly; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-9069
Published
May 21, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Huawei
Product
CD18-16
Classifications
T1040
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 21, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=earlier than 10.0.2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Huawei · CD18-16version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · WS5800-10version=earlier than 10.0.3.27
Huawei · Honor 10 Liteversion=9.0.1.113(C675E11R1P12)
Huawei · Honor View 10version=earlier than 10.0.1.1(C675R1)
Huawei · WS5200-17version=earlier than 10.0.2.23
Huawei · Huawei P20 liteversion=earlier than 9.1.0.331(C675E9R1P3T8)
Huawei · TC5200-16version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · HUAWEI P30 lite New Editionversion=earlier than 10.0.0.158(C00E64R1P9); version=earlier than 10.0.0.188(C432E4R4P1); version=earlier than 10.0.0.188(C461E5R3P1); version=earlier than 10.0.0.188(C605E5R1P1); version=earlier than 10.0.0.188(C636E3R3P1)
Huawei · WS5200-12version=earlier than 10.0.2.23
Huawei · HUAWEI P30 liteversion=earlier than 10.0.0.185(C605E3R1P3); version=earlier than 10.0.0.197(C432E8R2P7)
Huawei · CD18-10version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · WS5200-16version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · Honor 10version=earlier than 9.0.0.187(C01E181R1P20T8)
Huawei · WS6500-16version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · HUAWEI nova 4eversion=earlier than 10.0.0.158(C00E64R1P9)
Huawei · CD17-10version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · WS6500-10version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · HUAWEI 5G Mobile WiFi Proversion=earlier than 10.0.5.1(H610SP10C00)
Huawei · WS5200-11version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · CD16-10version=earlier than 10.0.2.8
Huawei · LelandP-L22Aversion=earlier than 9.1.0.166(C675E5R1P4T8)
Huawei · CD17-16version=earlier than 10.0.2.8

Published CVSS scores

3.3NVDAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1040Network Sniffing

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