CVE-2024-42039 Missing authorization in EMUI
Attackers can bypass access controls in SystemUI to compromise service confidentiality on Huawei devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42039?
CVE-2024-42039 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 4 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Access control vulnerability in the SystemUI module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42039?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42039?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42039 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-2024-42039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w73v-v2m6-g85c.