CVE-2024-45443 Path traversal in HarmonyOS
Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the cust module to compromise confidentiality and availability in HarmonyOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45443?
CVE-2024-45443 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 4 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the cust module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability and confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45443?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45443?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-45443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mp2j-278w-pv83.