CVE-2021-37088 Path traversal in HarmonyOS

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can write arbitrary content to any file on Huawei HarmonyOS devices due to a path traversal vulnerability.

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-2021-37088?

CVE-2021-37088 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 7 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a Path Traversal vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to attackers can write any content to any file.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37088?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37088 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-2021-37088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j2v6-44xc-c6px.

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