Auth bypass in Huawei Emui
CVE-2023-39401
Parameter verification vulnerability in the installd module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause sandbox files to be read and written without authorization.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.0
- Huawei Harmonyos — versions 3.1.0, 3.0.0, 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/8/ (Vendor Advisory)
- device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202308-00000016… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-39401?
- CVE-2023-39401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-39401?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.