CVE-2018-7989: huawei technologies co., ltd. mate 10 pro Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-7989 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Improper Authentication vulnerability in huawei technologies co., ltd. mate 10 pro. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 17-10-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Huawei1 product
- mate_10_pro_firmware< bla-al00b_8.1.0.326\(c00\)
Huawei technologies co., ltd.1 product
- mate 10 proThe versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20181010-01-applock-enX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory