What is CVE-2021-36990?

CVE-2021-36990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-36990?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Emui

CVE-2021-36990

There is a vulnerability of tampering with the kernel in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may escalate permissions.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36990?: CVE-2021-36990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-36990?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.