CVE-2026-28538
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Path Traversal in Huawei Certificate Module Affects Availability
Publication date: 2026-03-05
Last updated on: 2026-03-05
Assigner: Huawei Technologies
Description
Description
Path traversal vulnerability in the certificate management module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| huawei | harmonyos | 5.1.0 |
| huawei | harmonyos | 6.0.0 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
| CWE-24 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "../" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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This vulnerability is a path traversal issue found in the certificate management module. Path traversal vulnerabilities allow an attacker to access files and directories that are stored outside the intended directory, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the availability of the system or service. This means that an attacker could potentially disrupt normal operations, causing downtime or denial of service.
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