CVE-2023-44105 Privilege escalation in EMUI

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit insufficient permission checks in the window management module to escalate privileges and cause abnormal feature behavior.

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-2023-44105?

CVE-2023-44105 is a critical vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 11 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of permissions not being strictly verified in the window management module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44105?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-44105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rgjq-vpr7-3hfm.

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