Improper Authentication in Huawei P30 - CVE-2020-1798
Published: May 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28288
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1798
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 an error in when processing authentication requests when handling NFC work. An authenticated attacker with physical access can establish a NFC connection to the target phone and perform a series of operations on the target phone, which is beyond the guest user's privilege.
Affected software
Huawei P30
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1798
Install updates from vendor's website.
Huawei P30 - update to 10.1.0.135