CVE-2024-51527 Missing authorization in EMUI
Attackers can bypass permission controls in the Gallery app to access private data, affecting service confidentiality on Huawei devices.
- 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-2024-51527?
CVE-2024-51527 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Permission control vulnerability in the Gallery app Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51527?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-51527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51527 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-2024-51527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mfc-j52j-6m6v.