Huawei HarmonyOS/EMUI iAware path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI. Affected is an unknown function of the component iAware Module. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-39673. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component iAware Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-26. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "/dir/../filename" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability of serialisation/deserialisation mismatch in the iAware module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39673 since 06/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-38178). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-26 / CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/27/2024 🔍
07/25/2024 +28 days 🔍
07/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2025 +420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39673 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39673
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272425
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2024 14:40
Updated: 09/18/2025 21:51
Changes: 07/25/2024 14:40 (60), 07/26/2024 20:01 (12), 09/18/2025 21:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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