PIN Enhancement Vulnerability May Affect Service Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
CVE-2024-42038

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Huawei
Status
Harmonyos
Emui
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 August 2024

What is CVE-2024-42038?

The vulnerability arises from failures in the PIN enhancement process within the screen lock module of certain Huawei devices. When exploited, this flaw may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected services. Users may be at risk as unauthorized individuals could potentially bypass security measures designed to protect sensitive information.

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Affected Version(s)

EMUI 14.0.0

EMUI 13.0.0

HarmonyOS 4.2.0

References

https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/8/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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