CVE-2024-4046

Service interruption via undisclosed OS security flaw

Published May 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Business logic error in the OS security module of Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt availability. Huawei has not published the flawed operation or the input that reaches the module. Physical proximity and a high-complexity attack are required; the published impact is limited to availability, with no disclosed crash or hang behavior.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Business logic error in the OS security module of Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI allows physically proximate attackers to interrupt availability. Huawei has not published the flawed operation or the input that reaches the module. Physical proximity and a high-complexity attack are required; the published impact is limited to availability, with no disclosed crash or hang behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-4046
Published
May 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-840, T1499.004
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.0.0
  3. Affected versionversion=4.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=3.1.0; version=4.0.0; version=4.2.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=13.0.0; version=14.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.4Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-840Business Logic Errors
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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