CVE-2020-1796: Medium severity Huawei Mate 20 Firmware vulnerability

Published Mar 20, 2020
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Updated

There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).

Affected Software

8 affected components
Huawei Mate 20 Firmware<=10.0.0.188\(c00e74r3p8\)
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate 30 Pro Firmware<=10.0.0.203\(c00e202r7p2\)
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
All of the following
Huawei Mate 20 Firmware<=10.0.0.188\(c00e74r3p8\)
Huawei Mate 20
All of the following
Huawei Mate 30 Pro Firmware<=10.0.0.203\(c00e202r7p2\)
Huawei Mate 30 Pro

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade HUAWEI Mate 20 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.0.0.188Patch C00E74R3P8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.0.0.203Patch C00E202R7P2

Event History

Mar 20, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:54 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-1796.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-1796?

The severity of CVE-2020-1796 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.6.

3

Which smartphones are affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro smartphones.

4

How does the vulnerability manifest?

The vulnerability allows a low privilege user to perform certain unauthorized operations on the affected smartphones.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-1796?

Please refer to the official Huawei security advisory for information on available fixes.

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