Improper Authorization in Huawei Mate 20 - CVE-2020-1807

 

Improper Authorization in Huawei Mate 20 - CVE-2020-1807

Published: April 23, 2020 / Updated: May 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27237
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1807
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly restrict certain user's modification of certain configuration file. An attacker with physical access to the device can bypass app lock after a series of operation in ADB mode.


Affected software

Huawei Mate 20

How to mitigate CVE-2020-1807

Install updates from vendor's website.

Huawei Mate 20 - update to 10.0.0.188

External References

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