CVE-2020-1844
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 · uneditedPCManager with versions earlier than 10.0.5.51 have a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei PCManager products. An authenticated, local attacker can perform specific operation 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 prior to 10.0.5.51 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges to a higher level through unspecified specific operations.
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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< 10.0.5.51CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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.
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Verify Huawei PCManager is installedCheck for Huawei PCManager in the system: look in Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders for a Huawei PCManager directory, or query installed programs via Windows Settings > Apps & features, or use 'wmic product get name,version' commandAffected if Huawei PCManager is found installed on the system
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Identify the installed version numberRight-click the PCManager application icon, select Properties, and view the Details tab for version information; alternatively, locate the main executable (commonly named PCManager.exe) and check its file properties, or use 'wmic product where "name like '%PCManager%'" get version'Affected if The displayed version is earlier than 10.0.5.51
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Confirm the vulnerable version rangeCompare your identified version against the affected range: any version lower than 10.0.5.51 (such as 10.0.x.x, 9.x.x.x, or earlier) is within the vulnerable rangeAffected if The installed version is below 10.0.5.51 (for example, 10.0.4.20 or 9.0.3.10)
If Huawei PCManager is installed and its version is lower than 10.0.5.51, the system is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor data10.0.5.51
Update Huawei PCManager to version 10.0.5.51 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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