CVE-2024-42032

Local information disclosure via improper Contacts authorization

Published Aug 8, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2025

Improper authorization in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI Contacts allows local attackers to expose Contacts service information after user interaction. Huawei identifies the locus only as the Contacts module and has not disclosed which permission check is absent or incorrect or how input reaches it. Affected releases are HarmonyOS 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 4.0.0, and 4.2.0 and EMUI 12.0.0, 13.0.0, and 14.0.0; the published description identifies confidentiality loss but does not specify the exposed data.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI Contacts allows local attackers to expose Contacts service information after user interaction. Huawei identifies the locus only as the Contacts module and has not disclosed which permission check is absent or incorrect or how input reaches it. Affected releases are HarmonyOS 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 4.0.0, and 4.2.0 and EMUI 12.0.0, 13.0.0, and 14.0.0; the published description identifies confidentiality loss but does not specify the exposed data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42032
Published
Aug 8, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-285, T1636.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.1.0
  3. Affected versionversion=3.0.0
  4. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  5. Affected versionversion=4.0.0
  6. Affected versionversion=4.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=2.0.0; version=2.1.0; version=3.0.0; version=3.1.0; version=4.0.0; version=4.2.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=12.0.0; version=13.0.0; version=14.0.0

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1636.003Protected User Data: Contact List

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