CVE-2020-9099

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.

Published: 2020-06-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-9099 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9099

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.31% 0.16% -0.15%
2 2025-03-29 0.16% 0.31% +0.15%
3 2025-03-17 0.16%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-9099

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-9099

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9099

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ips_module_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ips_module_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r002c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r002c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r002c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r002c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r002c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r002c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r002c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r002c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ngfw_module_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ngfw_module_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6300_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6300_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6600_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6600_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6800_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6800_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6800_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6800_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6800_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6800_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6800_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6800_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei nip6800_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:nip6800_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6300_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6300_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6500_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6500_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei secospace_usg6600_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:secospace_usg6600_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c30 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c50 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c60 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r001c80 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r001c80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r005c00 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r005c00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r005c10 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r005c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei usg9500_firmware v500r005c20 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:usg9500_firmware:v500r005c20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-9099

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