CVE-2020-9236: There is an improper interface design vulnerability in Huawei product

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HIGH 8.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2020-9236 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting fusioncompute. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

There is an improper interface design vulnerability in Huawei product. A module interface of the impated product does not deal with some operations properly. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform malicious operatation to compromise module service. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-05010) This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9236.

Why this priority

High severity

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.8 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 63%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-451
Published	2024-12-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Huawei Technologies · Vendor: huawei

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-12-27 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

huawei fusioncompute DOWNGRADE

Affected: 8.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 8.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy fusioncompute || rpm -q fusioncompute || fusioncompute --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 8.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison fusioncompute sudo apt install fusioncompute=<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold fusioncompute

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list fusioncompute sudo dnf downgrade fusioncompute-<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add fusioncompute

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-9236?

fusioncompute: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-9236 being exploited?

CVE-2020-9236 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-9236 affect?

CVE-2020-9236 affects fusioncompute. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). There is an improper interface design vulnerability in Huawei product. A module interface of the impated product does not deal with some operations properly. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to perform malicious operatation to compr

How urgent is CVE-2020-9236?

Priority 40/100. High severity

Software pages

Huawei vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2020-9222 HIGH 7.0 DOWNGRADE There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Huawei FusionCompute product

References

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