CVE-2020-1831 Auth bypass in HUAWEI Mate 20
Attackers can bypass digital balance time limits on Huawei Mate 20 devices by performing specific operations with a PC.
- 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-2020-1831?
CVE-2020-1831 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 20, 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 Mate 20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.195(SP31C00E74R3P8) have an improper authorization vulnerability. The digital balance function does not sufficiently restrict the using time of certain user, successful exploit could allow the user break the limit of digital balance function after a series of operations with a PC.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 20 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1831 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-2020-1831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HUAWEI Mate 20
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j32-v5x8-3g32.