🛡️ CVE-2026-28542 — emui

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity low, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-28542 is classified as CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

Affected software

CVE-2026-28542 is recorded against 2 packages.

• emui
• harmonyos

Timeline and source

Published on 5 March 2026 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

consumer.huawei.com
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Other advisories for this package

emui has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-34854 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-34853 (7.7 High, published 13 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-28553 (6.9 Medium, published 13 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-34859 (5.9 Medium, published 13 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-34855 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Apr 2026)
• CVE-2026-28552 (6.5 Medium, published 5 Mar 2026)
• CVE-2026-28548 (7.1 High, published 5 Mar 2026)
• CVE-2026-24920 (6.2 Medium, published 6 Feb 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) in other software:

• CVE-2026-59952 (published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-42792 (7.5 High, published 27 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16730 (5.5 Medium, published 24 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-48036 (8.0 High, published 24 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-44505 (5.3 Medium, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2023-43686 (6.2 Medium, published 9 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-49232 (published 8 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-9516 (7.5 High, published 3 Jun 2026)

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