Is CVE-2020-9081 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-9081 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-9081?

CVE-2020-9081 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-9081?

CVE-2020-9081 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (9th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9081?

Upgrade mate 20 firmware to 10.1.0.160(c01e160r2p8) or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-9081

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

There is an improper authorization vulnerability in some Huawei smartphones. An attacker could perform a series of operation in specific mode to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass app lock. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-12144) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9081.

CWE-285 CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

mate 20 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c01e160r2p8)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c01e160r2p8)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

p30 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c00e160r2p11)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c00e160r2p11)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

p30 pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c01e160r2p8)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c01e160r2p8)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

princeton-al10d firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c00e160r2p11)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c00e160r2p11)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

yale-al00a firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c00e160r8p12)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c00e160r8p12)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

yale-al50a firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.88(c00e88r8p1)Fixed in:10.1.0.88(c00e88r8p1)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

yalep-al10b firmwareNVD

Affected:< 10.1.0.160(c00e160r8p12)Fixed in:10.1.0.160(c00e160r8p12)CVE-2020-9081derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

huawei.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-285 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-28799	Critical	10.0	78%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32707	High	8.8	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-48241	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22480	High	7.3	67%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-3229	Critical	9.8	66%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-10.