CVE-2022-48621 Missing authorization in EMUI

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can access critical Wi-Fi functions without authentication, potentially compromising service confidentiality on Huawei devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-48621?

CVE-2022-48621 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 18 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of missing authentication for critical functions in the Wi-Fi module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48621?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48621?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-48621 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48621 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rmgv-92vx-xfh9.

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