CVE-2022-44553
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 · uneditedThe HiView module has a vulnerability of not filtering third-party apps out when the HiView module traverses to invoke the system provider. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause third-party apps to start periodically.
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 confidenceThe HiView module fails to filter third-party applications when traversing to invoke system providers, allowing unauthorized third-party apps to be launched periodically without user consent. This appears to be an authorization/validation bypass in the module's app invocation logic.
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= 2.0= 2.1= 3.0.0= 11.0.1= 12.0.0= 12.0.1CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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Verify HarmonyOS versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Version on the Huawei device. Confirm the OS version matches 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0.0.Affected if The installed HarmonyOS version is 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0.0
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Verify EMUI versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Version on the Huawei device. Confirm the EMUI version matches 11.0.1, 12.0.0, or 12.0.1.Affected if The installed EMUI version is 11.0.1, 12.0.0, or 12.0.1
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Check HiView module presenceAccess the device via ADB or check Settings > Apps > HiView to confirm the HiView module is installed and enabled on the system.Affected if The HiView module is present and active on the device
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Monitor for unauthorized periodic app launchesReview system logs via 'adb logcat' or device battery/usage statistics to identify third-party apps launching unexpectedly without user interaction at regular intervals.Affected if Third-party applications are being launched periodically without explicit user consent
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Inspect system provider configurationsUse ADB commands or a system analyzer to examine the HiView module's interactions with system providers, looking for entries that permit third-party app invocation.Affected if System provider configurations allow third-party apps to be invoked through HiView module logic
A device is affected if it runs HarmonyOS 2.0/2.1/3.0.0 or EMUI 11.0.1/12.0.0/12.0.1, has the HiView module enabled, and exhibits unauthorized periodic launching of third-party applications via system providers.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper filtering logic in the HiView module to validate and restrict which applications can be invoked through system providers, excluding third-party apps from automatic periodic launching.
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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.
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