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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2021-22376

High
8.4/10

Summary

A component of the HarmonyOS has a Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to bypass user restrictions.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published