CVE-2020-1838

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
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: 2020-07-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

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.

Affected products

HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro: before 10.1.0.150\(c00e136r5p3\) — fixed in 10.1.0.150\(c00e136r5p3\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro 10.1.0.150\(c00e136r5p3\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200701-03-smartphone-en
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200701-03-smartphone-en

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