Buffer overflow in OpenHarmony
Priority LOW 35CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The appspawn and nwebspawn services within OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions were found to be vulnerable to buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient input validation. An unprivileged malicious application would be able to gain code execution within any application installed on the device or cause application crash.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00219 12th 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenHarmony | OpenHarmony | 3.1.0; 3.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenHarmony VendorOpenHarmony Affected 3.1.0; 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openharmony:openharmony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 – 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenHarmony |
| cpe:2.3:o:openatom:openharmony:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 3.0 – 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Openatom |
- cpe:2.3:a:openharmony:openharmony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 – 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenHarmony
- cpe:2.3:o:openatom:openharmony:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Openatom
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-44455
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm3h-4v52-g4fr
References
More Openharmony vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20662 Improper authentication in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20682 Improper authentication in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-18233 Authentication bypass in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22675 Improper authentication in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2022-21243 Multiple path traversal in appspawn and nwebspawn services. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-20663 Incorrect default permissions in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-44455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-44455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm3h-4v52-g4fr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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