CVE-2022-38997

The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

Published: 2022-09-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-38997 is rated Moderate Risk (42.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38997

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.42% +0.33%
2 2025-03-17 0.15% 0.09% -0.06%
3 2024-02-27 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38997

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38997

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38997

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
huawei emui 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei emui 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei emui 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei emui 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:emui:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei harmonyos 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei harmonyos 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei magic_ui 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei magic_ui 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei magic_ui 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:magic_ui:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38997

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