CVE-2020-1786 Auth bypass in HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro
Attackers can bypass digital balance restrictions by forging crafted applications due to improper APK name validation on Huawei Mate 20 Pro devices.
- 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-2020-1786?
CVE-2020-1786 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, published on 9 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro smartphones versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E69R3P8) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The software does not sufficiently validate the name of apk file in a special condition which could allow an attacker to forge a crafted application as a normal one. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass digital balance function.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1786?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 20 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1786?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1786 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-2020-1786 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1786 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hr7-8p39-3848.