CVE-2026-28548 Privilege escalation in EMUI
Improper verification in the email application allows attackers to escalate privileges and compromise service confidentiality on Huawei devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28548?
CVE-2026-28548 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 5 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vulnerability of improper verification in the email application. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28548?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-28548 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28548 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-685m-vm2f-9ffc.