CVE-2022-48496 Auth bypass in EMUI
Attackers can bypass identity checks to pre-authorize malicious apps on Huawei devices, gaining unauthorized privileges.
- 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-2022-48496?
CVE-2022-48496 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability of lax app identity verification in the pre-authorization function.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause malicious apps to become pre-authorized.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Emui.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48496 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-2022-48496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7v38-8rx6-7rw9.