What is CVE-2023-52116?

CVE-2023-52116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-52116?

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

Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui

CVE-2023-52116

Permission management vulnerability in the multi-screen interaction module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause service exceptions of the device.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0, 11.0.1
Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52116?: CVE-2023-52116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-52116?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.