Startup subsystem missed permission validation in param service. An malicious application installed on the device could elevate its privileges to the root user, disable security features, or cause DoS by disabling particular services.

published 2022-10-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-45557

cvss: 8.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

OpenHarmony-v3.1.2 and prior versions have a Missing permission validation vulnerability in param service of startup subsystem. An malicious application installed on the device could elevate its privileges to the root user, disable security features, or cause DoS by disabling particular services.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

openharmony openharmony 3.1.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 17 mo ago (2025-05-14)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

OpenHarmony OpenHarmony

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

gitee.com /openharmony/security/blob/master/en/security-disclosure/2022/2022-10.md
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-42488
NVD CVE-2022-42488

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Summary