CVE-2022-41596 Deserialization in EMUI
Attackers can exploit inconsistent serialization in system tools to unauthorizedly start components, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution on Huawei devices.
- 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-2022-41596?
CVE-2022-41596 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 20 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The system tool has inconsistent serialization and deserialization. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause unauthorized startup of components.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41596?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2022-41596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g97r-cxx6-j4pf.