CVE-2022-46313 Auth bypass in HarmonyOS

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An authentication flaw in the sensor privacy module allows attackers to disable the smartphone's camera and microphone.

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-2022-46313?

CVE-2022-46313 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, 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 sensor privacy module has an authentication vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unavailability of the smartphone's camera and microphone.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46313?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46313 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-2022-46313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mxmp-r5rw-rjgj.

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