CVE-2023-23429 Privilege escalation in Magic OS

Medium 4.0 Published 29 Dec 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit incorrect privilege assignment in Honor Magic OS to escalate privileges and cause device service exceptions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-23429?

CVE-2023-23429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Honor Magic OS, published on 29 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Some Honor products are affected by incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability, successful exploitation could cause device service exceptions.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23429?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Honor Magicos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-23429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fpr5-pmwh-c27h.