What is CVE-2024-42038?

CVE-2024-42038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-42038?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Emui

CVE-2024-42038

Vulnerability of PIN enhancement failures in the screen lock module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 14.0.0, 13.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0, 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/8/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42038?: CVE-2024-42038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-42038?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.