HighCVE-2020-5571

SHARP AQUOS series: security vulnerability (CVE-2020-5571)

Published 23.04.2020Sources: CVE.org

What is affected, what to do

SHARP AQUOS series (AQUOS SH-M02 build number 01.00.05 and earlier, AQUOS SH-RM02 build number 01.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS mini SH-M03 build number 01.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS Keitai SH-N01 build number 01.00.01 and earlier, AQUOS L2 (UQ mobile/J:COM) build number 01.00.05 and earlier, AQUOS sense lite SH-M05 build number 03.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS sense (UQ mobile) build number 03.00.03 and earlier, AQUOS compact SH-M06 build number 02.00.02 and earlier, AQUOS sense plus SH-M07 build number 02.00.02 and earlier, AQUOS sense2 SH-M08 build number 02.00.05 and earlier, and AQUOS sense2 (UQ mobile) build number 02.00.06 and earlier) allow an attacker to obtain the sensitive information of the device via malicious applications installed on the device.

The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

Affected: SHARP AQUOS series eq AQUOS SH-M02 build number 01.00.05 and earlier, AQUOS SH-RM02 build number 01.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS mini SH-M03 build number..AQUOS SH-M02 build number 01.00.05 and earlier, AQUOS SH-RM02 build number 01.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS mini SH-M03 build number

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Metrics

7.5

Priority

XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

Source: NVD, CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS v3

Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.

Source: CVE.org

1.2 %

EPSS score

Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.

Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 68.3

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Severity: High
Priority (0–325) The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first? Read in glossary: 74.75 Methodology
Exploit maturity An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack. Read in glossary: no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command. Read in glossary: 7.5 Methodology
CVSS v3 CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions. Read in glossary: 7.5
EPSS score The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“. Read in glossary: 1.2 %; Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking. Read in glossary: 68.3; High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching. Read in glossary: —
Published: 23.04.2020

Detection rules

No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

Classification under NIS2 and CRA

Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

NIS2 NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management. Read in glossary: High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates. Read in glossary: From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security. Read in glossary: Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

Description

Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5

Affected products

The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

Affected products
		Affected versions	Fixed in
Sharp Corporation	SHARP AQUOS series	`AQUOS SH-M02 build number 01.00.05 and earlier, AQUOS SH-RM02 build number 01.00.04 and earlier, AQUOS mini SH-M03 build number`	—

Vendors and products

Affected operating systems

Affected operating systems

Other	sharp	aquos_compact_sh-m06_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_l2_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_mini_sh-m03_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sense2_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sense2_sh-m08_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sense_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sense_lite_sh-m05_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sense_plus_sh-m07_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sh-m02_firmware	—
Other	sharp	aquos_sh-rm02_firmware	—

References & sources

k-tai.sharp.co.jpsupport/info/info036.htmlx_refsource_MISC, Third-party advisory
jvn.jpen/jp/JVN93064451/index.htmlx_refsource_MISC, Third-party advisory

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