CVE-2022-46327 Privilege escalation in EMUI

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit configuration issues in Huawei smartphones to escalate privileges and cause system service exceptions.

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-2022-46327?

CVE-2022-46327 is a critical 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

Some smartphones have configuration issues. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause privilege escalation, which results in system service exceptions.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46327?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46327?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46327 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-46327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f9h-xcq9-8jp9.

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