Improper Authentication Vulnerability in Huawei Smartphones
CVE-2020-1793

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Huawei
Status
Huawei Mate 20;huawei Mate 30 Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2020

Summary

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in certain Huawei smartphones, wherein the applock feature fails to perform adequate authentication checks in specific scenarios. This weakness could potentially allow an attacker to access locked application data. Notably, users of HUAWEI Mate 20 and HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro models running earlier software versions are at risk. Users are advised to update their devices to mitigate this vulnerability effectively.

Affected Version(s)

HUAWEI Mate 20;HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8)

HUAWEI Mate 20;HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2)

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawe...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.