Physical app-lock bypass
Published Dec 27, 2024 · Updated Dec 27, 2024
Improper authorization in affected Huawei smartphones allows physically proximate attackers to bypass app lock in a specific mode. Huawei has not published the authorization locus or the sequence of operations that improperly permits access to locked applications. Exploitation requires physical access to a device in the required mode; the documented consequence is app-lock bypass, not device-wide authentication bypass.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in affected Huawei smartphones allows physically proximate attackers to bypass app lock in a specific mode. Huawei has not published the authorization locus or the sequence of operations that improperly permits access to locked applications. Exploitation requires physical access to a device in the required mode; the documented consequence is app-lock bypass, not device-wide authentication bypass.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-9081
- Published
- Dec 27, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 27, 2024
- Vendor
- MindSpore
- Product
- Huawei P30 Pro
- Classifications
- CWE-863, CWE-285
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8)
- Affected versionversion=Versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C01E160R2P8)
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