Improper Authentication in Huawei P20 - CVE-2020-9073

 

Improper Authentication in Huawei P20 - CVE-2020-9073

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27913
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-2020-9073
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Huawei
Affected software:
Huawei P20

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software insufficiently validate the user's identity when an user wants to do certain operation. An attacker with physical access can bypass the limit of student mode function.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-9073

Install updates from vendor's website.

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