P20 Firmware
CVE-2020-9073
LOW
Severity by source
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Huawei P20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.156(C00E156R1P4) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to that when an user wants to do certain operation, the software insufficiently validate the user's identity. Attackers need to physically access the smartphone to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function.
AnalysisAI
Huawei P20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.156(C00E156R1P4) have an improper authentication vulnerability. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.4), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Huawei P20 smartphones with versions earlier than 10.0.0.156(C00E156R1P4) have an improper authentication vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to that when an user wants to do certain operation, the software insufficiently validate the user's identity. Attackers need to physically access the smartphone to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function. Affected products include: Huawei P20 Firmware.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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