CVE-2020-1836 Information disclosure in HUAWEI P30;HUAWEI P30 Pro

Medium 5.3 Published 6 Jul 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can disclose sensitive information by crafting a malicious Wi-Fi hotspot due to insecure default system configurations on Huawei P30 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-2020-1836?

CVE-2020-1836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HUAWEI P30;HUAWEI P30 Pro, published on 6 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HUAWEI P30 with versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P11) and HUAWEI P30 Pro with versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8) have an information disclosure vulnerability. Certain function's default configuration in the system seems insecure, an attacker should craft a WI-FI hotspot to launch the attack. Successful exploit could cause information disclosure.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1836?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei P30 Firmware, Huawei P30 Pro Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42j7-q8jp-fx27.