What is CVE-2024-51521?

CVE-2024-51521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-51521?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Huawei Harmonyos

CVE-2024-51521

Input parameter verification vulnerability in the background service module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Huawei Harmonyos — versions 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-51521?: CVE-2024-51521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-51521?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.