CVE-2022-22258 Privilege escalation in HarmonyOS;EMUI;Magic UI
Third-party applications can intercept Wi-Fi event notifications to elevate privileges on Huawei mobile operating systems.
- 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-2022-22258?
CVE-2022-22258 is a critical vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 11 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wi-Fi module has an event notification vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow third-party applications to intercept event notifications and add information and result in elevation-of-privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22258?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c7g-xhm3-m57r.