Is CVE-2022-42488 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42488 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42488?

CVE-2022-42488 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42488?

CVE-2022-42488 has an EPSS score of 0.18% (7th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42488?

Upgrade openharmony to 3.1.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42488

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have a Missing permission validation vulnerability in param service of startup subsystem. An malicious application installed on the device could elevate its privileges to the root user, disable security features, or cause DoS by disabling particular services.

CWE-287Improper Authentication CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

openharmonyNVD

Affected:>= 3.1, < 3.1.2Fixed in:3.1.2CVE-2022-42488derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

gitee.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.