CVE-2024-56447 Missing authorization in EMUI

High 7.8 Published 8 Jan 2025 Updated 8 Jan 2025

Attackers can exploit improper permission controls in window management to access confidential service data on Huawei devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-56447?

CVE-2024-56447 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of improper permission control in the window management module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56447?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56447 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-2024-56447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2mjp-jj8g-xrmh.