OpenharmonyOperating system · Openatom

CVE-2024-22092

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.2.4 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
in OpenHarmony v3.2.4 and prior versions allow a remote attacker bypass permission verification to install apps, although these require user action.

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 confidence

A permission verification bypass vulnerability in OpenHarmony v3.2.4 and prior allows remote attackers to install applications without proper authorization by circumventing permission checks in the app installation mechanism, though the attack requires user interaction to complete.

MitigationUpdate OpenHarmony to a patched version when available; until then, exercise caution with app installation prompts and verify the source of any app installation requests.

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
OpenharmonyOperating system
Affected:>= 3.2, <= 3.2.4

CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check OpenHarmony version
    Retrieve the installed OpenHarmony version from system settings or by running 'param get const.product.version' or checking /etc/version
    Affected if Version is 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, or 3.2.4
  2. Verify app installation module presence
    Check if the app installation subsystem is present by examining the installed system modules related to app management (typically found in /system/lib or /system/app)
    Affected if App installation module exists on the system
  3. Inspect permission configuration for app installation
    Review the permission configuration files for the app installation mechanism, typically found in /etc/permissions or within the appinstall service configuration
    Affected if Permission verification settings allow bypass or are missing proper authorization checks
  4. Check for installation prompt behavior
    Observe whether app installation requests properly prompt for authorization or automatically proceed without user verification
    Affected if Installation proceeds without proper permission verification or with incorrect authorization validation

Environment is affected if OpenHarmony version is between 3.2 and 3.2.4 and the app installation mechanism is in use with missing or bypassed permission checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 3.2.4
Interim mitigation

Update OpenHarmony to a patched version when available; until then, exercise caution with app installation prompts and verify the source of any app installation requests.

Fix this in Openharmony Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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