Privilege escalation in Huawei Emui
CVE-2023-52543
Permission verification vulnerability in the system module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Huawei Emui — versions 13.0.0, 12.0.0
- Huawei Harmonyos — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/3/ (Vendor Advisory)
- device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202403-00000016… (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-52543?
- CVE-2023-52543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-52543?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.