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CVE-2022-38980

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-38980 describes a critical heap overflow vulnerability in the HwAirlink module of Huawei HarmonyOS. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full process control by exploiting a weakness in how the system processes proprietary protocol data packets. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or KEV entries exist, and community discussion is minimal, the severe impact necessitates immediate patching for affected systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 20th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

device.harmonyos.com / en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-phones-202210-0000001416095697
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