Vulnerability in Huawei Emui

CVE-2021-40040

Vulnerability of writing data to an arbitrary address in the HW_KEYMASTER module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.

Published · last modified .

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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-40040: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Huawei Emui — versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.1.1
  • Huawei Harmonyos — versions 2.0
  • Huawei Magic Ui — versions 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.1
  • Harmonyos;emui;magic Ui — versions HarmonyOS 2.0, EMUI 11.0.0,EMUI 10.1.1,EMUI 10.1.0,EMUI 10.0.0, Magic UI 4.0.0,Magic UI 3.1.1,Magic UI 3.1.0,Magic UI 3.0.0

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40040?
CVE-2021-40040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-40040?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.