CVE-2022-37002 Privilege escalation in EMUI

High 7.4 Published Updated

A privilege escalation flaw in Huawei SystemUI allows malicious apps to pop up windows or run in the background.

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-2022-37002?

CVE-2022-37002 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 9 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SystemUI module has a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause malicious applications to pop up windows or run in the background.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37002?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2022-37002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-37002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vph4-qfch-w6x9.

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