CVE-2023-34158 Security feature bypass in EMUI

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof trustlists to hide third-party app icons, preventing users from uninstalling malicious applications 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-2023-34158?

CVE-2023-34158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of spoofing trustlists of Huawei desktop.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause third-party apps to hide app icons on the desktop to prevent them from being uninstalled.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34158?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Emui.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34158?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-34158 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34158 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-69wh-x693-q8h3.

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