CVE-2020-1840: huawei mate_20_firmware Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-1840 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in huawei mate_20_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HUAWEI Mate 20 smart phones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E70R3P8) have an insufficient authentication vulnerability. A local attacker with high privilege can execute a specific command to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause information leak and compromise the availability of the smart phones.Affected product versions include: HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.175(C00E70R3P8)
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
12%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.22% 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_20_firmware≤ 10.0.0.175\(c00e70r3p8\)
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200115-01-smartphone-enX Refsource MISCVendor Advisory