CVE-2024-56449: High severity emui 5.0 vulnerability

Published Jan 8, 2025
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Updated

Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Account module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Huawei Emui=12.0.0
Huawei Emui=13.0.0
Huawei Emui=14.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos=2.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos=2.1.0
Huawei Harmonyos=3.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos=3.1.0
Huawei Harmonyos=4.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos=4.2.0

Event History

Jan 8, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:13 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:13 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-56449?

CVE-2024-56449 is classified as a privilege escalation vulnerability that could potentially impact service confidentiality.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-56449?

To mitigate CVE-2024-56449, users should update their devices to the latest version of Huawei Emui or HarmonyOS as recommended in the security bulletin.

3

Which versions of Huawei software are affected by CVE-2024-56449?

CVE-2024-56449 affects Huawei Emui versions 12.0.0, 13.0.0, and 14.0.0, as well as HarmonyOS versions 2.0.0 through 4.2.0.

4

What can happen if CVE-2024-56449 is exploited?

If exploited, CVE-2024-56449 can allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on the affected systems, compromising service confidentiality.

5

Is there a known active exploit for CVE-2024-56449?

As of now, there are no publicly reported active exploits for CVE-2024-56449, but it is still advisable to apply the appropriate updates.

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