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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-9257 · published 17 July 2020

CVE-2020-9257: Huawei p30 pro firmware classic buffer overflow vulnerability

Huawei · P30 Pro Firmware

HUAWEI P30 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.123(C432E19R2P5patch02), versions earlier than 10.1.0.126(C10E11R5P1), and versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8) have a buffer overflow vulnerability. The software access data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer when handling certain operations of certificate, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application, successful exploit may cause code execution.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.75% · top 46.4% CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
0.75%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

HUAWEI P30 Pro smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.123(C432E19R2P5patch02), versions earlier than 10.1.0.126(C10E11R5P1), and versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8) have a buffer overflow vulnerability. The software access data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer when handling certain operations of certificate, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application, successful exploit may cause code execution.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200715-03-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200715-03-smartphone-en Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-9257), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.