CVE-2020-1838 Auth bypass in HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro
Attackers can bypass facial authentication on Huawei Mate 30 Pro devices by crafting invalid credentials, gaining unauthorized access to the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1838?
CVE-2020-1838 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro, published on 6 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro with versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) have is an improper authentication vulnerability. The device does not sufficiently validate certain credential of user's face, an attacker could craft the credential of the user, successful exploit could allow the attacker to pass the authentication with the crafted credential.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 30 Pro Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1838 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-2020-1838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7334-vj9v-548q.