VDB-185743 · CVE-2021-22460 · GCVE-0-2021-22460

Huawei HarmonyOS Local Privilege Escalation

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5.3	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-22460. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Huawei HarmonyOS (unknown version). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at device.harmonyos.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-22460 since 01/05/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/29/2021).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

HarmonyOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

01/05/2021 🔍
10/29/2021 +296 days 🔍
10/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/03/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: device.harmonyos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185743

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2021 07:15
Updated: 11/03/2021 11:20
Changes: 10/29/2021 07:15 (33), 11/03/2021 11:20 (1)
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