CVE-2020-9070

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-04-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Huawei smartphones Taurus-AL00B with versions earlier than 10.0.0.205(C00E201R7P2) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The software insufficiently validate the user's identity when a user wants to do certain operation. An attacker can trick user into installing a malicious application to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit may cause some information disclosure.

Affected products

Taurus-AL00B: before 10.0.0.205\(c00e201r7p2\) — fixed in 10.0.0.205\(c00e201r7p2\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Taurus-AL00B 10.0.0.205\(c00e201r7p2\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200415-01-smartphone-en
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200415-01-smartphone-en
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200415-01-smartphone-en
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200415-01-smartphone-en

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