What is CVE-2024-42036?

CVE-2024-42036 is a low-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2024-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-42036?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Emui

CVE-2024-42036

Access permission verification vulnerability in the Notepad module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Published 2024-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 14.0.0, 13.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0, 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/8/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42036?: CVE-2024-42036 is a low-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-42036?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.