CVE-2019-5306 Security feature bypass in P20
Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection on Huawei P20 devices to delete activation locks and gain unauthorized access to the smartphone.
- 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-2019-5306?
CVE-2019-5306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei P20, published on 4 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) bypass security vulnerability in P20 Huawei smart phones versions before Emily-AL00A 9.0.0.167(C00E81R1P21T8). When re-configuring the mobile phone using the FRP function, an attacker can delete the activation lock after a series of operations. As a result, the FRP function is bypassed and the attacker gains access to the smartphone.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5306?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P20 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5306?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5306 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5306 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei P20
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj43-cv8g-grx7.