Security Advisory - Improper Authentication Vulnerability in Several Smartphones

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in several smartphones. The system has a logic error under certain scenario, successful exploit could allow the attacker who gains the privilege of guest user to access to the host user’s desktop in an instant, without unlocking the screen lock of the host user. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-08126)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-1787.

Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200108-02-smartphone-en