CVE-2021-40059

Adjacent information disclosure via permission failure

Published Mar 7, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper permissions in Huawei EMUI's Wi-Fi module allow attackers on an adjacent network to read sensitive data without authentication. Huawei has not disclosed the specific permission check, protected data, or request path involved. Exposure requires proximity to the affected Wi-Fi surface and has no reported integrity or availability consequence.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permissions in Huawei EMUI's Wi-Fi module allow attackers on an adjacent network to read sensitive data without authentication. Huawei has not disclosed the specific permission check, protected data, or request path involved. Exposure requires proximity to the affected Wi-Fi surface and has no reported integrity or availability consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-40059
Published
Mar 7, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
EMUI
Classifications
CWE-276
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=11.0.0
  4. Affected versionversion=11.0.1
  5. Affected versionversion=12.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · EMUIversion=10.1.0; version=10.1.1; version=11.0.0; version=11.0.1; version=12.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.3NIST NVDAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

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