Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui
CVE-2023-1694
The Settings module has the file privilege escalation vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 11.0.1
- Huawei Harmonyos — versions 3.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/4/ (Vendor Advisory)
- device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202304-00000015… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1694?
- CVE-2023-1694 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-2023-1694?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.