CVE-2023-44111 Auth bypass in EMUI

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass device authentication via brute-force attacks, potentially compromising service 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-2023-44111?

CVE-2023-44111 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 brute-force attacks on the device authentication module.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44111?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-44111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9x5f-wqxf-4pmw.

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