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CVE-2018-7989

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Huawei Mate 10 pro smartphones with the versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) have an improper authentication vulnerability. App Lock is a function to prevent unauthorized use of apps on smartphones, an attacker could directly change the lock password after a series of operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application which is locked.

Affected products

• Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 Pro: before bla-al00b_8.1.0.326\(c00\) — fixed in bla-al00b_8.1.0.326\(c00\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 Pro bla-al00b_8.1.0.326\(c00\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181010-01-applock-en
• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181010-01-applock-en

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