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TI-2021-17179 Aliases CVE-2021-39967GHSA-c5qg-72q9-j764

Incorrect default permissions in Huawei EMUI

Priority LOW 34CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

There is a Vulnerability of obtaining broadcast information improperly due to improper broadcast permission settings in Smartphones.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00665 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HuaweiEMUI10.1.1; 10.1.0; 10.0.0; 9.1.1; 9.1.0—No fix listedCNA
HuaweiMagic UI3.1.1; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.1.1—No fix listedCNA
HuaweiHarmonyOS2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • EMUI VendorHuawei Affected 10.1.1; 10.1.0; 10.0.0; 9.1.1; 9.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Magic UI VendorHuawei Affected 3.1.1; 3.1.0; 3.0.0; 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.1VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableHuawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 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:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39967
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5qg-72q9-j764
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
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Sources

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