Improper Authentication in Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro - CVE-2020-1794
Published: March 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1794
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the applock does not perform a sufficient authentication in certain scenarios. An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication process and gain certain data of the application which is locked.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1794
Install updates from vendor's website.