Improper authentication in Huawei Mate 10 pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Huawei Mate 10 pro smartphones with the versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) have an improper authentication vulnerability. App Lock is a function to prevent unauthorized use of apps on smartphones, an attacker could directly change the lock password after a series of operations. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the application which is locked.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | Mate 10 pro | The versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mate 10 pro VendorHuawei Affected The versions before BLA-AL00B 8.1.0.326(C00) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h46f-mmx9-64wg
References
More Huawei Mate 10 Pro Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11224 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05740 Improper input validation in Huawei Mate 10 Pro CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2020-01723 Mate 10 Pro;Honor V10;Honor 10;Nova 4 smartphones have a denial of service vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-03694 There is an information disclosure vulnerability in certain Huawei smartphones (Mate… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2018-05767 Mate10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before 8.1.0.326(C00) have a FRP bypass… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2018-05742 Mate 10 Pro Huawei smart phones with the versions before BLA-L29 8.0.0.148(C432) have a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-7989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h46f-mmx9-64wg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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