CVE-2022-37002

Privilege escalation via unauthorized SystemUI access

Published Aug 9, 2022 · Updated Oct 20, 2025

Privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 and EMUI 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 11.0.0, 11.0.1, and 12.0.0 allows attackers to run apps. Huawei identifies unauthorized access in SystemUI but has not published the faulty function, permission check, or input path. Exploitation requires a malicious application on the device; it can run or display pop-ups while in the background.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 and EMUI 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 11.0.0, 11.0.1, and 12.0.0 allows attackers to run apps. Huawei identifies unauthorized access in SystemUI but has not published the faulty function, permission check, or input path. Exploitation requires a malicious application on the device; it can run or display pop-ups while in the background.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-37002
Published
Aug 9, 2022
Updated
Oct 20, 2025
Vendor
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-269, T1626
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 20, 2025Record 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 privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · HarmonyOSversion=2.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=10.0.0; version=10.1.0; version=10.1.1; version=11.0.0; version=11.0.1; version=12.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1626Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

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