Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui
CVE-2023-46756
Permission control vulnerability in the window management module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious pop-up windows.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2023/11/ (Vendor Advisory)
- device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202311-00000017… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46756?
- CVE-2023-46756 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46756?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-46756 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.