Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
There is a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to Out-of-bounds read.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00777 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | HarmonyOS | 2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.1 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.1 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37020
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c249-p4pv-x28j
References
More Huawei Emui vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-17252 Vulnerability of writing data to an arbitrary address in the HW_KEYMASTER module. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-21903 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21900 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21899 Deserialization of untrusted data in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19984 Out-of-bounds read in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19982 Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-37020 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-37020 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c249-p4pv-x28j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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