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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-5222 affects certain Huawei Honor Magic 2 smartphones before Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1). If a user is tricked into installing a malicious app, Secure Input may expose information because privilege limits are insufficient. Public sources do not specify the exposed data type or severity score.
Executive priority
Handle as a scoped mobile exposure issue. It is not supported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected devices should be updated or removed from sensitive workflows because the weakness concerns input-related information disclosure.
Technical view
The issue is an information disclosure flaw in Secure Input privilege handling on affected Honor Magic 2 firmware. The documented attack condition requires malicious application installation by the user. Huawei lists versions earlier than Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) as affected; public records provide no CVSS, CWE, or detailed root cause.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to Honor Magic 2 devices running firmware earlier than Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1). Organizations are mainly exposed through managed mobile fleets, legacy devices, or BYOD users with this specific handset and outdated firmware.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The described scenario requires social engineering or another route to persuade the user to install a malicious application before information disclosure can occur.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. Public data identifies the product, vulnerable firmware threshold, attack prerequisite, and impact class, but omits CVSS, CWE, detailed affected build matrix, exploit maturity, and technical internals. Avoid broad claims beyond Honor Magic 2 and Huawei’s named firmware boundary.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Honor Magic 2 devices and installed firmware versions.
- Update affected devices to Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) or later.
- Restrict installation of untrusted or sideloaded applications on managed devices.
- Check Huawei PSIRT or device support guidance for current remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any managed or BYOD devices are Honor Magic 2.
- Compare firmware versions against Tony-AL00B 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1).
- Review MDM policy for app installation restrictions on affected devices.
- Document devices that cannot be updated and decide whether to retire them.
Public sources used
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190717-01-input-enCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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