CVE-2022-38081 Auth bypass in OpenHarmony

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

LAN attackers can bypass distributed permission controls in OpenHarmony, though exploitation requires chaining with another vulnerability to gain system access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-38081?

CVE-2022-38081 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenHarmony, published on 9 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have a permission bypass vulnerability. LAN attackers can bypass the distributed permission control.To take advantage of this weakness, attackers need another vulnerability to obtain system.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-305

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38081?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openharmony Openharmony.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38081 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-2022-38081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpg2-7cp7-xh7g.

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