Huawei FusionCompute Privilege Escalation via Insufficient File Deserialization Verification
CVE-2020-9222 Published on December 27, 2024
There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei FusionCompute product. Due to insufficient verification on specific files that need to be deserialized, local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to elevate permissions. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-05241) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9222.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-9222 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-9222
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Affected Versions
Huawei FusionCompute:- Version 6.3.0 is affected.
- Version 6.3.1 is affected.
- Version 6.5.0 is affected.
- Version 6.5.1 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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