If you follow the tech industry, you probably of Huawei You realize that you are in a lot of trouble. The company, in May 2019; It was subject to a US trade ban that prevented it from working with some of its long-term partners, including Google.
This is Huawei phones cannot access Google services such as the Play Store. means. That’s why the company has put it on the Google Play Store “AppGalleryHe had to create his own alternative called ”. However, AppGallery’s; It turns out that it is facing a certain glitch that allows users to download paid apps for free.
This vulnerability/glitch was discovered by Dylan Roussel. Huawei’s AppGallery API It does not provide any protection for paid apps. found it. According to what is said, for high-end applications even without paying; It is possible to get an original APK download link.
Russel to make sure the problem isn’t just in a particular app. tried downloading multiple apps and each time was successful. However, a game he downloaded had license verification and failed to pass it.
Russell, He even sent Huawei an email with information on the matter. and offered 5 weeks for them to fix the problem. It’s been 13 Weeks now and the vulnerability still remains. That’s why he decided to make it public.
If you are an app developer with a paid app published on Huawei’s AppGallery, we recommend providing your app with additional protection tools such as AppGallery DRM Service via DRM.