CVE-2020-1842

Privilege escalation via undisclosed authentication flaw

Published Feb 18, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Insufficient authentication in Huawei Smart Screen V65 1.0.1.20(SP2) allows physically proximate attackers to obtain high privilege. Huawei has not disclosed the affected authentication component or the specific operation that fails to authenticate physical input. Exploitation requires physical device access; the resulting privilege is high, but Huawei has not described the accessible functions.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient authentication in Huawei Smart Screen V65 1.0.1.20(SP2) allows physically proximate attackers to obtain high privilege. Huawei has not disclosed the affected authentication component or the specific operation that fails to authenticate physical input. Exploitation requires physical device access; the resulting privilege is high, but Huawei has not described the accessible functions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-1842
Published
Feb 18, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Huawei
Product
Huawei Smart Screen V65
Classifications
CWE-287
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 18, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.1.20(SP2)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Huawei · Huawei Smart Screen V65version=1.0.1.20(SP2)

Published CVSS scores

6.3HuaweiCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
6.8HuaweiCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication

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