CVE-2020-1798 Auth bypass in HUAWEI P30
A logic error in NFC handling allows a guest user to perform operations beyond their privileges on HUAWEI P30 smartphones.
- 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-2020-1798?
CVE-2020-1798 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HUAWEI P30, published on 29 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HUAWEI P30 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.1.0.135(C00E135R2P11) have an improper authentication vulnerability. A logic error occurs when handling NFC work, an attacker should establish a NFC connection to the target phone, and then do a series of operations on the target phone. Successful exploit could allow a guest user do certain operation which is beyond the guest user's privilege.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P30 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1798 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-2020-1798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HUAWEI P30
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wq4-fm8p-3j73.