Is CVE-2024-42038 being actively exploited?

CVE-2024-42038 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42038?

CVE-2024-42038 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2024-42038

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.1%EU EUVD

Vulnerability of PIN enhancement failures in the screen lock module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 0.1% (1th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2024-39414)
Published: August 8, 2024
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2024-39414 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 18, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

huawei / emui
huawei / emui
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos
huawei / harmonyos

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

HarmonyOS 3.0 on Huawei MatePad Pro - Huawei Device Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-23-0531255-CR - active

References

https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/8/(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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