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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-9109 · published 12 October 2020

CVE-2020-9109: Huawei mate 20 firmware improper authentication vulnerability

Huawei · Mate 20 Firmware

There is an information disclosure vulnerability in several smartphones. The device does not sufficiently validate the identity of smart wearable device in certain specific scenario, the attacker need to gain certain information in the victim's smartphone to launch the attack, and successful exploit could cause information disclosure.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI Mate 20 X versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI P30 Pro versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8);Laya-AL00EP versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C786E160R3P8);Tony-AL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11);Tony-TL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P11).

4.6 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.22% · top 88.3% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
4.6CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 1.9
0.22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

There is an information disclosure vulnerability in several smartphones. The device does not sufficiently validate the identity of smart wearable device in certain specific scenario, the attacker need to gain certain information in the victim's smartphone to launch the attack, and successful exploit could cause information disclosure.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R3P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI Mate 20 X versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8),versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8);HUAWEI P30 Pro versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8);Laya-AL00EP versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C786E160R3P8);Tony-AL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11);Tony-TL00B versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P11).

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200930-01-dos-en Vendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200930-01-dos-en Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-9109), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.