CVE-2022-48515 Privilege escalation in EMUI

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit inappropriate permission controls in Nearby to escalate privileges and compromise service confidentiality 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-2022-48515?

CVE-2022-48515 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of inappropriate permission control in Nearby. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48515?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-48515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-38x6-g4vx-6g7w.

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