CVE-2022-38979
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may...
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2022-38979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2022-38979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41525 No score
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41525- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qqx-779r-x58c
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may...
The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-6qqx-779r-x58c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Huawei Emui, published September 16, 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.