Improper Authentication in Huawei Mate 20 - CVE-2020-1840
Published: January 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24326
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1840
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient authentication. A local user with high privilege can trick a user to install a malicious application, execute a specific command, cause information leak and compromise the availability of the smart phones.
Affected software
Huawei Mate 20
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1840
Install updates from vendor's website.
Huawei Mate 20 - update to 10.0.0.175