CVE-2022-38064
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have a permission bypass vulnerability. Local attackers can bypass permission control and get sensitive information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOpenHarmony v3.1.2 and prior versions contain a permission bypass vulnerability that allows local attackers to circumvent access controls and obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability resides in the operating system's permission validation mechanism, enabling unprivileged local users to access protected data they should not have rights to.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 3.1, <= 3.1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed OpenHarmony versionRun the command to display the OS version (for example: 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or check system settings > about device)Affected if The version is 3.1, 3.1.1, or 3.1.2 (falls within >= 3.1, <= 3.1.2)
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Verify the permission validation component is presentCheck if the OpenHarmony permission manager service is running (for example: 'hdc shell sa dump' or review system service list)Affected if The permission validation service is active on a vulnerable version
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Confirm unprivileged local user access is possibleTest whether a non-root or unprivileged user account on the system can access protected resources or sensitive data pathsAffected if Unprivileged users can read or access data that should require elevated permissions
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Review permission validation logs for bypass attemptsExamine system audit logs or security logs for entries indicating successful access to protected resources by users lacking proper privilegesAffected if Logs show access grants to protected resources by unprivileged accounts
A system is affected if it runs OpenHarmony version 3.1, 3.1.1, or 3.1.2 and the permission validation mechanism allows unprivileged local users to access protected data they should not access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply any available security patches for OpenHarmony. If no patch is available, review and harden permission validation code paths in the affected version, ensuring all sensitive resource accesses properly validate user privileges before granting access.
OpenHarmony 3.2 or later
- 1. Identify all systems running OpenHarmony versions 3.1, 3.1.1, or 3.1.2
- 2. Plan for upgrade testing in a non-production environment first
- 3. Schedule maintenance window for the upgrade
- 4. Back up all critical data and configurations
- 5. Upgrade OpenHarmony to version 3.2 or later to resolve the permission bypass vulnerability
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the vulnerability is resolved
- 7. Test that legitimate application functionality still works after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-38064 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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