CVE-2021-37100 Auth bypass in HarmonyOS

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass account authentication on Huawei HarmonyOS devices, potentially leading to unauthorized account access.

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-2021-37100?

CVE-2021-37100 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 Improper Authentication vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to account authentication bypassed.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37100?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37100?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37100 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-2021-37100 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37100 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g559-66g4-jx42.

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