CVE-2020-9068
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 · uneditedHuawei AR3200 products with versions of V200R007C00SPC900, V200R007C00SPCa00, V200R007C00SPCb00, V200R007C00SPCc00, V200R009C00SPC500 have an improper authentication vulnerability. Attackers need to perform some operations to exploit the vulnerability. Successful exploit may obtain certain permissions on the device.
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 AR3200 products with specific firmware versions (V200R007C00SPC900 through V200R009C00SPC500) contain an improper authentication vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain elevated permissions on the device. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates trivial exploitability with network-accessible attack vector, though specific exploitation mechanics are not detailed in the advisory.
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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= v200r007c00spc900= v200r007c00spca00= v200r007c00spcb00= v200r007c00spcc00= v200r009c00spc500CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify device modelConfirm the target device is a Huawei AR3200 series router. This can be done by checking the device physical label, or by running a system information command on the device such as 'display device manuinfo' or 'display version' and reviewing the model number in the output.Affected if The device model is not Huawei AR3200, then this CVE does not apply.
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Check installed firmware versionRetrieve the current firmware version installed on the AR3200 device. Use the command 'display version' or 'display firmware version' from the device CLI. Locate the version string in the output - it typically appears in a format like V200R007C00SPC900.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or retrieved from the device.
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Compare version against affected listCompare the installed firmware version you obtained in the previous step against the following affected versions: V200R007C00SPC900, V200R007C00SPCa00, V200R007C00SPCb00, V200R007C00SPCc00, V200R009C00SPC500. Perform an exact string match including case sensitivity.Affected if The installed version exactly matches any of the versions listed in the affected versions list, the device is vulnerable.
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Verify management interface exposureCheck the network accessibility of the device management interfaces (typically ports 23/Telnet, 22/SSH, or web-based HTTPS/HTTP management). Review firewall rules, ACLs, or interface configurations to determine if these interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks. Use 'display ip interface' or 'display current-configuration | include http' to review interface bindings.Affected if Management interfaces are exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls, increasing the likelihood of remote exploitation.
If the device is a Huawei AR3200 running any of the specific firmware versions V200R007C00SPC900 through V200R009C00SPC500 and has its management interface network-accessible, the environment is affected by this 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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Huawei AR3200 firmware to a patched version beyond V200R009C00SPC500. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to management interfaces and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
Contact Huawei for the specific fixed version (typically a later V200R009 or V200R010 release)
- Contact Huawei technical support to obtain the latest security patch for AR3200 series
- Request the specific fixed firmware version that addresses CVE-2020-9068
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- Backup current device configuration before applying the update
- Apply the upgraded firmware following Huawei's standard upgrade procedure
- Verify the device is functioning correctly after upgrade
- Confirm the new firmware version is no longer vulnerable
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-9068 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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