What is CVE-2020-1838?

CVE-2020-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 30 Pro, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-1838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-1838 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Huawei Mate 30 Pro

CVE-2020-1838

HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro with versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) have is an improper authentication vulnerability. The device does not sufficiently validate certain credential of user's face, an attacker could craft the credential of the user, successful exploit could allow the attacker to pass the authentication with the crafted credential.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Mate_30_pro
Huawei Mate_30_pro_firmware
N/a Huawei Mate 30 Pro — versions Versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1838?: CVE-2020-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 30 Pro, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-1838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-1838 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.