Telephony in communication subsystem sends public events with personal data, but the permission is not set.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions had a vulnerability that telephony in communication subsystem sends public events with personal data, but the permission is not set. Malicious apps could listen to public events and obtain information such as mobile numbers and SMS data without permissions.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenHarmony | OpenHarmony | 3.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenHarmony VendorOpenHarmony Affected 3.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openharmony:openharmony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 – 3.1.4 | Vulnerable | OpenHarmony |
- cpe:2.3:a:openharmony:openharmony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 – 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·OpenHarmony
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45118
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prq4-rjxr-m2fq
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-2022-21851 Buffer overflow in OpenHarmony CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-45118 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45118 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prq4-rjxr-m2fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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