Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui
CVE-2022-39007
The location module has a vulnerability of bypassing permission verification.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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: 0.007 (50.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Huawei Emui — versions 12.0.0
- Huawei Harmonyos — versions 2.0, 2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202209-0… (Vendor Advisory)
- consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2022/9/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-39007?
- CVE-2022-39007 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-39007?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-39007 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.