CVE-2020-9099
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 57th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Huawei products IPS Module; NGFW Module; NIP6300; NIP6600; NIP6800; Secospace USG6300; Secospace USG6500; Secospace USG6600; USG9500 with versions of V500R001C00; V500R001C20; V500R001C30; V500R001C50; V500R001C60; V500R001C80; V500R005C00; V500R005C10; V500R005C20; V500R002C00; V500R002C10; V500R002C20; V500R002C30 have an improper authentication vulnerability. Attackers need to perform some operations to exploit the vulnerability. Successful exploit may obtain certain permissions on the device.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 57th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 2208 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- ips module firmwareICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
- ngfw module firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- nip6300 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / ip-camera-nvr
- nip6600 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / smart-home
- nip6800 firmwareICS / OT / IoT / ip-camera-nvr
- secospace usg6300 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure / firewall
- secospace usg6500 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure / firewall
- secospace usg6600 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei IPS ModuleOperating Systems / mobile-os
- Huawei NGFW ModuleNetworking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei NIP6300Networking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei NIP6600Networking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei NIP6800Networking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei Secospace USG6300Networking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei Secospace USG6500Networking Infrastructure / firewall
- Huawei Secospace USG6600Networking Infrastructure / firewall
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
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