CVE-2023-52099 Security feature bypass in EMUI

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass foreground service restrictions in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS, potentially compromising service confidentiality.

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-2023-52099?

CVE-2023-52099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of foreground service restrictions being bypassed in the NMS module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52099?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-52099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4895-cxh8-gwhw.

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