Kernel privilege escalation via undisclosed configuration flaw
Published Mar 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 24, 2025
Kernel privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0.0 and EMUI 12.0.0 allows attackers to obtain unauthorized kernel access. Huawei describes the defect only as configuration issues on certain phones and has not published the affected component or the configuration operation that permits access. Public assessments treat the path as network-reachable and unauthenticated, and successful exploitation can trigger system service exceptions.
Summary
What happened
Kernel privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0.0 and EMUI 12.0.0 allows attackers to obtain unauthorized kernel access. Huawei describes the defect only as configuration issues on certain phones and has not published the affected component or the configuration operation that permits access. Public assessments treat the path as network-reachable and unauthenticated, and successful exploitation can trigger system service exceptions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-48353
- Published
- Mar 27, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Vendor
- MindSpore
- Product
- HarmonyOS
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1626
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.0
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