CVE-2021-22470 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Privileges Controls vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to expand the Recording Trusted Domain.

Published: 2021-10-28

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Huawei

HarmonyOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-9616	A component of the HarmonyOS has a Privileges Controls vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to expand the Recording Trusted Domain.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00167.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202107-0000001123874808

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: huawei

Published: 2021-10-28T12:31:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:44:13.659Z

Reserved: 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22470

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-28T13:15:09.663

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:37:17.033

Link: CVE-2021-22470

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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