CVE-2020-1796
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly...
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).
- Record
CVE-2020-1796- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).
- Record
CVE-2020-1796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12622 No score
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).
- Record
EUVD-2020-12622- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xxfv-6426-45jv No score
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly...
There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software incorrectly performs an authorization to certain user, successful exploit could allow a low privilege user to do certain operation which the user are supposed not to do.Affected product versions include:HUAWEI Mate 20 versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E74R3P8);HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro versions Versions earlier than 10.0.0.203(C00E202R7P2).
- Record
GHSA-xxfv-6426-45jv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1796 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Huawei Mate 20 Firmware, published March 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.