CVE-2021-22490 Auth bypass in EMUI
Attackers can bypass permission verification on Huawei smartphones, potentially affecting device performance and security.
- 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-2021-22490?
CVE-2021-22490 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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 Permission verification vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the device performance.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22490?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-22490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w39x-q2hf-mc75.