CVE-2022-42488: Openharmony

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Openharmony Openharmony: from 3.1, before 3.1.2 (fixed in 3.1.2)

Published 2022-10-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.