CVE-2019-5241
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThere is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei PCManager versions earlier than PCManager 9.0.1.50. The attacker can tricking a user to install and run a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHuawei PCManager versions before 9.0.1.50 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where a malicious application executed by a tricked user can obtain elevated system privileges. The exact vulnerability mechanism is not detailed, but the CVSS vector suggests local access requirements and user interaction.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 9.0.1.50CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Verify Huawei PCManager is installedCheck for PCManager installation by searching common program directories (C:\Program Files\Huawei\PCManager or C:\Program Files (x86)\Huawei\PCManager) or look for the application in Windows Add/Remove Programs.Affected if Huawei PCManager software is found on the system
-
Locate the PCManager executable versionNavigate to the PCManager installation directory and locate the main executable (commonly PCManager.exe or similar), then right-click and select Properties to view the File Version, or use command: dir /s "C:\Program Files\Huawei\PCManager" to list files.Affected if PCManager.exe or related executable is present and shows a version number
-
Compare installed version to affected rangeExtract the version number from the executable properties or use: wmic product where "name like 'PCManager'" get version. Compare the obtained version to the affected threshold of 9.0.1.50.Affected if Installed version is 9.0.1.50 or any earlier version (versions before 9.0.1.50)
-
Verify user interaction vector existsConfirm that untrusted or malicious applications could be executed by a user on this system, as the vulnerability requires a tricked user to run a malicious application.Affected if Users can execute downloaded or untrusted applications on the system
If Huawei PCManager version 9.0.1.50 or earlier is installed and users can run untrusted applications, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Huawei PCManager to version 9.0.1.50 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Until patched, restrict user permissions and educate users against installing untrusted applications.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,424.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2019-5241 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-5241 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data