P30 smartphones with versions earlier than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.186(C00E180R2P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability.

published 2019-11-12 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14836

cvss: 4.6; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

P30 smartphones with versions earlier than ELLE-AL00B 9.1.0.186(C00E180R2P1) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The software incorrectly performs an authorization check when a user attempts to perform certain action. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to update a crafted package.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

huawei p30_firmware elle-al00b_9.1.0.186\(c00e180r2p1\)

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Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

n/a P30

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

huawei.com /en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190930-01-smartphone-en
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-5231
NVD CVE-2019-5231

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