What is CVE-2023-44116?

CVE-2023-44116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-44116?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Emui

CVE-2023-44116

Vulnerability of access permissions not being strictly verified in the APPWidget module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause some apps to run without being authorized.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.0
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44116?: CVE-2023-44116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-44116?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.