What is CVE-2021-22488?

CVE-2021-22488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-22488?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Emui

CVE-2021-22488

There is an Unauthorized file access vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability by modifying soft links may tamper with the files restored from backups.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 11.0.0, 10.1.1
Huawei Magic Ui — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.1
Huawei Magic_ui — versions 3.1.1, 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22488?: CVE-2021-22488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-22488?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.