CVE-2022-48516
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 · uneditedVulnerability that a unique value can be obtained by a third-party app in the DSoftBus module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect confidentiality.
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 confidenceA vulnerability in Huawei's DSoftBus (distributed soft bus) module allows third-party applications to obtain a unique value, potentially exposing sensitive identifiers, tokens, or other confidential data. This information disclosure could enable further attacks or privacy breaches.
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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= 11.0.1= 12.0.0= 12.0.1= 2.0.0= 2.0.1CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 operating system typeCheck if the device runs Huawei Emui or HarmonyOS. On the device, go to Settings > About Phone to view the OS name.Affected if Device runs Emui or HarmonyOS
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Check the Emui version numberNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Version on Huawei devices running Emui. Record the exact version number shown.Affected if Version equals 11.0.1, 12.0.0, or 12.0.1
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Check the HarmonyOS version numberNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Version on Huawei devices running HarmonyOS. Record the exact version number shown.Affected if Version equals 2.0.0 or 2.0.1
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Verify DSoftBus module accessibilityReview installed applications and their permissions. Check if third-party (non-system) applications have permission to access the DSoftBus inter-process communication channels.Affected if Third-party applications can access DSoftBus and obtain unique device identifiers
The device is affected if it runs Emui 11.0.1, 12.0.0, or 12.0.1, or HarmonyOS 2.0.0 or 2.0.1, and third-party applications can access the DSoftBus module to retrieve unique values.
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 dataApply available vendor patches for DSoftBus module; ensure third-party applications have minimal permissions and are validated before installation. Restrict inter-process communication in the DSoftBus to authorized system components only.
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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-2022-48516 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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