Incorrect default permissions in Huawei HarmonyOS
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The AOD module has a vulnerability in permission assignment. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause permission escalation and unauthorized access to files.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00515 44th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | HarmonyOS | 2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Huawei | EMUI | 12.0.0; 11.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Huawei | Magic UI | 4.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- EMUI VendorHuawei Affected 12.0.0; 11.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Magic UI VendorHuawei Affected 4.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
| cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Huawei |
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
- cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37003
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrc5-5rrg-wqjg
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-2022-37003 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37003 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrc5-5rrg-wqjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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