CVE-2023-1694 Privilege escalation in EMUI
A privilege escalation flaw in the Settings module allows attackers to gain elevated access, potentially compromising data confidentiality on Huawei devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1694?
CVE-2023-1694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 20 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Settings module has the file privilege escalation vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1694?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-1694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62q6-562p-89vx.