Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22070

Path Traversal in Oppo Coloros Assistant 1.4.26

Published
30 April 2026
Modified
05 May 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0021 11th percentile
Risk Priority 50 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22070 is a high-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Oppo Coloros Assistant. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 11th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-22070 is a file path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) in ColorOS Assistant, caused by an unauthenticated start-download channel that allows attackers to traverse intended file paths. This issue affects the ColorOS Assistant component, with the vulnerability published on 2026-04-30 and assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H).

A local attacker with no privileges can exploit this vulnerability with low complexity if a user interacts, such as by triggering the start-download channel. Successful exploitation changes the scope and results in low integrity impact, potentially allowing limited file modifications, alongside high availability impact that could disrupt system services or cause denial of service.

The Oppo security advisory at https://security.oppo.com/en/noticeDetail?notice_only_key=NOTICE-2049764240746881024 provides further details on mitigation and patches.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

ColorOS Assistant has an unauthenticated start-download channel, leading to file path traversal.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

oppo
coloros assistant
1.4.26

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.

Explicit validation of path inputs stops .. sequences from ever being interpreted by the file system.

Information-flow rules can be configured to reject traversals that would move data outside an approved directory boundary.

Least privilege reduces the set of reachable files even when a traversal succeeds.

Secure-engineering principles require safe pathname construction and input neutralization before any file operation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent relative traversal.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

PR.AA-05 none match
prevents

PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis, but does not itself implement the fix.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent relative path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against path traversal and other injection flaws.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include directory isolation and canonicalization, reducing but not eliminating traversal risk.

prevents

Secure coding standards require neutralizing path traversal sequences, directly addressing CWE-23.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, mitigating impact but not preventing the traversal flaw.

References