Input validation error in Huawei Mate 20 Pro - CVE-2020-1786

 

Input validation error in Huawei Mate 20 Pro - CVE-2020-1786

Published: January 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24146
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1786
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the user-supplied name for an apk file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a malicious application.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-1786

Install updates from vendor's website.

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