What is CVE-2018-7989?

CVE-2018-7989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_10_pro, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-7989?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate_10_pro

CVE-2018-7989

Huawei Mate 10 pro smartphones with the versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) have an improper authentication vulnerability. App Lock is a function to prevent unauthorized use of apps on smartphones, an attacker could directly change th…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_10_pro
Huawei Mate_10_pro_firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 Pro — versions The versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7989?: CVE-2018-7989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate_10_pro, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-7989?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.