What is CVE-2023-1693?

CVE-2023-1693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-1693?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui

CVE-2023-1693

The Settings module has the file privilege escalation vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 11.0.1
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 3.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)
psirt@huawei.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1693?: CVE-2023-1693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-1693?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.