CVE-2020-9118
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 an insufficient integrity check vulnerability in Huawei Sound X Product. The system does not check certain software package's integrity sufficiently. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to load a crafted software package to the device. Affected product versions include:AIS-BW80H-00 versions 9.0.3.1(H100SP13C00),9.0.3.1(H100SP18C00),9.0.3.1(H100SP3C00),9.0.3.1(H100SP9C00),9.0.3.2(H100SP1C00),9.0.3.2(H100SP2C00),9.0.3.2(H100SP5C00),9.0.3.2(H100SP8C00),9.0.3.3(H100SP1C00).
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 confidenceInsufficient integrity check vulnerability in Huawei Sound X (AIS-BW80H-00) where the system fails to properly validate software packages before loading them. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious software package and loading it to the device, potentially achieving code execution or device compromise.
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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= 9.0.3.1\(h100sp3c00\)= 9.0.3.1\(h100sp9c00\)= 9.0.3.1\(h100sp13c00\)= 9.0.3.1\(h100sp18c00\)= 9.0.3.2\(h100sp1c00\)= 9.0.3.2\(h100sp2c00\)= 9.0.3.2\(h100sp5c00\)= 9.0.3.2\(h100sp8c00\)= 9.0.3.3\(h100sp1c00\)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
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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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Confirm device modelLocate the device label or access device settings to verify the model number is AIS-BW80H-00 (Huawei Sound X)Affected if Device model is not AIS-BW80H-00, then this specific CVE does not apply
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Retrieve installed firmware versionAccess the device settings menu, typically under Settings > System > About Device, or use the Huawei AI Life app to check the firmware versionAffected if Unable to retrieve version information from the device
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Compare firmware version against affected listMatch your installed firmware version string (for example: 9.0.3.1(h100sp3c00)) against these affected versions: 9.0.3.1(h100sp3c00), 9.0.3.1(h100sp9c00), 9.0.3.1(h100sp13c00), 9.0.3.1(h100sp18c00), 9.0.3.2(h100sp1c00), 9.0.3.2(h100sp2c00), 9.0.3.2(h100sp5c00), 9.0.3.2(h100sp8c00), 9.0.3.3(h100sp1c00)Affected if Installed version exactly matches one of these nine version strings
You are affected if you own a Huawei Sound X (model AIS-BW80H-00) running any of the nine firmware versions listed as affected.
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 dataApply vendor-provided patches for affected versions when available; until then, restrict device network access and ensure software updates only originate from trusted Huawei update channels.
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