Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 credentials management

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6.9$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-37000. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Some Huawei wearables have a permission management vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at device.harmonyos.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-37000 since 07/20/2021. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/18/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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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
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Timelineinfo

07/20/2021 🔍
12/28/2024 +1257 days 🔍
12/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2025 +80 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: device.harmonyos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-37000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-37000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289655

Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2024 09:22
Updated: 03/18/2025 21:56
Changes: 12/28/2024 09:22 (62), 03/18/2025 21:56 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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