CVE-2018-7989 Auth bypass in Mate 10 pro
An attacker can bypass App Lock authentication on Huawei Mate 10 Pro devices to access locked applications without authorization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7989?
CVE-2018-7989 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 pro, published on 17 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 the lock password after a series of operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application which is locked.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 10 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-7989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h46f-mmx9-64wg.