CVE-2022-46761 Security feature bypass in EMUI
Attackers can maliciously hide application icons on Huawei devices, bypassing intended visibility controls in EMUI and HarmonyOS.
- 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-2022-46761?
CVE-2022-46761 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 6 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The system has a vulnerability that may cause dynamic hiding and restoring of app icons.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious hiding of app icons.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46761?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-46761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5qm-9vfh-g7wg.