CVE-2021-40003

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Published Jan 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

HwPCAssistant has a path traversal vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

Affected Products

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27193	HwPCAssistant has a path traversal vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.669% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202112-0000001183296718

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: huawei
Published: Jan 7, 2022, 10:39 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:20 AM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2022, 2:10 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

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