CVE-2022-48353 Privilege escalation in EMUI

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit configuration issues to escalate kernel privileges, causing system service exceptions 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-2022-48353?

CVE-2022-48353 is a critical vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 27 Mar 2023. 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 kernel privilege escalation, which results in system service exceptions.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48353?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-48353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgvv-9m7h-78q7.

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