Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Huawei's SystemUI Module
CVE-2022-37002

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Huawei
Status
Harmonyos
Emui
Magic Ui
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 August 2022

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Huawei's SystemUI module, which can be exploited by malicious applications to gain unauthorized privileges. When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to create pop-up windows or run processes in the background, posing serious security risks to the affected HarmonyOS devices and Huawei smartphones. Users are advised to apply updates from Huawei to mitigate potential threats.

Affected Version(s)

EMUI 12.0.0

EMUI 11.0.1

EMUI 11.0.0

References

https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2022/8/
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https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/secu...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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