Nip6800 FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2020-1860

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-02-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable 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
NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500 products with versions of V500R001C30; V500R001C60SPC500; V500R005C00SPC100 have an access control bypass vulnerability. Attackers that can access to the internal network can exploit this vulnerability with careful deployment. Successful exploit may cause the access control to be bypassed, and attackers can directly access the Internet.

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

This is an access control bypass vulnerability in Huawei NIP6800, Secospace USG6600, and USG9500 firewall/UTM products running specific firmware versions (V500R001C30, V500R001C60SPC500, V500R005C00SPC100). Attackers who already have internal network access can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the device's security controls, enabling unauthorized direct Internet access.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches for the affected firmware versions. Until patches are available, implement additional network segmentation and egress filtering to restrict unauthorized outbound access.

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
Nip6800 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v500r001c30= v500r001c60= v500r005c00
Secospace Usg6600 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v500r001c30= v500r001c60= v500r005c00
Usg9500 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= v500r001c30= v500r001c60= v500r005c00

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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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. Identify the Huawei firewall model
    Access the device console, web interface, or use 'display device' command to confirm the exact model (NIP6800, USG6600, or USG9500)
    Affected if The model is NIP6800, Secospace USG6600, or USG9500
  2. Check the firmware version
    Run 'display version' command on the device console or check the system info page in the web management interface
    Affected if The firmware version is V500R001C30, V500R001C60, or V500R005C00 exactly
  3. Verify if internal-to-external access control is configured
    Check security policy rules using 'display security-policy rule all' or review the policy configuration via web interface under Security Policy or Policy settings
    Affected if No strict outbound policy exists or the policy can be bypassed allowing unrestricted internet access from internal networks
  4. Check for unauthorized active sessions bypassing security controls
    Use 'display session all' or 'display firewall session table' to review active connections, particularly those showing direct internal-to-external flows
    Affected if Sessions exist showing internal network hosts connecting directly to external IP addresses despite security policy configuration

A user is affected if they have a Huawei NIP6800, USG6600, or USG9500 device running firmware version V500R001C30, V500R001C60, or V500R005C00 where internal users can access the internet directly without going through expected security controls.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches for the affected firmware versions. Until patches are available, implement additional network segmentation and egress filtering to restrict unauthorized outbound access.

Fix this in Nip6800 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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