CVE-2021-22458

Local code execution via undisclosed buffer bounds flaw

Published Oct 28, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Out-of-bounds memory access in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a vulnerable component. Huawei has not identified the affected component or disclosed the malformed input and bounds-checking error that trigger the access. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access but no user interaction; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code in the affected context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds memory access in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a vulnerable component. Huawei has not identified the affected component or disclosed the malformed input and bounds-checking error that trigger the access. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access but no user interaction; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code in the affected context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22458
Published
Oct 28, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-125, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · HarmonyOSversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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