CVE-2023-52543 Privilege escalation in EMUI

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a permission verification flaw in the system module to escalate privileges and impact availability.

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-2023-52543?

CVE-2023-52543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Permission verification vulnerability in the system module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52543?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52543?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-52543 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x8rv-vr65-phwh.

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