Honor V20 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2020-1803

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.0.0.179 / 10.0.0.180 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Huawei smartphones Honor V20 with versions earlier than 10.0.0.179(C636E3R4P3),versions earlier than 10.0.0.180(C185E3R3P3),versions earlier than 10.0.0.180(C432E10R3P4) have an information disclosure vulnerability. 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, successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

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 confidence

The Honor V20 smartphone has an information disclosure vulnerability where the device does not sufficiently validate the identity of connected smart wearable devices. An attacker who has already obtained certain information from the victim's smartphone could exploit this improper validation to disclose additional sensitive information.

MitigationUsers should update their Honor V20 to version 10.0.0.179(C636E3R4P3), 10.0.0.180(C185E3R3P3), or 10.0.0.180(C432E10R3P4) or later to patch the vulnerability. Until updated, limit pairing with untrusted wearable devices.

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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
Honor V20 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 10.0.0.179\(c636e3r4p3\)< 10.0.0.180\(c185e3r3p3\)< 10.0.0.180\(c432e10r3p4\)

CVSS 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
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm device model is Honor V20
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Model Name, or check the physical device label
    Affected if Model name is not Honor V20 (then not affected by this specific CVE)
  2. Check firmware build number C636E3R4P3
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Version > Build Number, or dial *#*#2846579#*#* to access service menu, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.emui'
    Affected if Build number is less than C636E3R4P3 (for that branch)
  3. Check firmware build number C185E3R3P3
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Version > Build Number, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.emui'
    Affected if Build number is less than C185E3R3P3 (for that branch)
  4. Check firmware build number C432E10R3P4
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Version > Build Number, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.emui'
    Affected if Build number is less than C432E10R3P4 (for that branch)
  5. Identify the active firmware branch
    Look at the full build number string (for example: C636E3R4P3) - the letter before the three-digit number indicates the region/branch
    Affected if Any branch version is below its respective patched version

The device is affected if it is an Honor V20 running firmware version lower than 10.0.0.179(C636E3R4P3), 10.0.0.180(C185E3R3P3), or 10.0.0.180(C432E10R3P4) depending on which firmware branch is installed.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.0.0.179 / 10.0.0.180 or later
Fixed in 10.0.0.17910.0.0.180
Interim mitigation

Users should update their Honor V20 to version 10.0.0.179(C636E3R4P3), 10.0.0.180(C185E3R3P3), or 10.0.0.180(C432E10R3P4) or later to patch the vulnerability. Until updated, limit pairing with untrusted wearable devices.

Fix this in Honor V20 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,600
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