CVE-2021-46839
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful...
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
- Record
CVE-2021-46839- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
- Record
CVE-2021-46839- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33494
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-33494- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmj3-7vpf-cgw6
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful...
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of missing bounds check on length.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
- Record
GHSA-gmj3-7vpf-cgw6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46839 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Huawei Emui, published October 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.