What is CVE-2022-38980?

CVE-2022-38980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-38980?

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

Buffer overflow in Huawei Harmonyos

CVE-2022-38980

The HwAirlink module has a heap overflow vulnerability in processing data packets of the proprietary protocol.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to obtain process control permissions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Huawei Harmonyos — versions 2.0, 2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202210-0… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38980?: CVE-2022-38980 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-38980?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.