What is CVE-2020-1787?

CVE-2020-1787 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 20, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-1787?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate 20

CVE-2020-1787

HUAWEI Mate 20 smartphones versions earlier than 9.1.0.139(C00E133R3P1) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The system has a logic error under certain scenario, successful exploit could allow the attacker who gains the privilege of guest user to access to the host user's desktop in an instant, without unlocking the screen lock of the host user.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (17.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Mate 20 — versions Versions earlier than 9.1.0.139(C00E133R3P1)
Huawei Mate_20
Huawei Mate_20_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1787?: CVE-2020-1787 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 20, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-1787?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.