CVE-2021-22404 Path traversal in EMUI
Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Huawei smartphones to access sensitive service data, compromising confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22404?
CVE-2021-22404 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 28 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a Directory traversal vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22404?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22404?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-22404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxm2-6w7v-29gq.