Security Advisory - Improper Authentication Vulnerability in Several Smartphones

There is an improper authentication vulnerability in several smartphones. The system does not sufficiently validate certain parameter passed from the bottom level, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application and control the bottom level, successful exploit could cause information disclosure. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2020-03126)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9259.

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-20200715-02-smartphone-en