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TI-2022-18372 Aliases CVE-2022-38980GHSA-7w2j-qmxj-j7jq

Out-of-bounds write in Huawei HarmonyOS

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The HwAirlink module has a heap overflow vulnerability in processing data packets of the proprietary protocol.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to obtain process control permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00635 50th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HuaweiHarmonyOS2.0; 2.1—No fix listedCNA
  • HarmonyOS VendorHuawei Affected 2.0; 2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableHuawei
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableHuawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Huawei
  • cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Huawei

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w2j-qmxj-j7jq
  3. 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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