CVE-2023-0083

Application crash via unchecked ArkUI input

Published Mar 10, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Improper input validation in OpenHarmony ArkUI 3.0 through 3.0.7 and 3.1 through 3.1.5 allows local users to crash an application. ArkUI fails to validate an input parameter before using it with an incompatible type, leading to invalid memory access. The malicious data must be supplied locally; public sources do not identify the affected function or parameter format.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in OpenHarmony ArkUI 3.0 through 3.0.7 and 3.1 through 3.1.5 allows local users to crash an application. ArkUI fails to validate an input parameter before using it with an incompatible type, leading to invalid memory access. The malicious data must be supplied locally; public sources do not identify the affected function or parameter format.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0083
Published
Mar 10, 2023
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
OpenHarmony
Product
OpenHarmony
Classifications
CWE-843, CAPEC-153
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0 <=3.0.7
  2. Affected versionversion=3.1 <=3.1.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

OpenHarmony · OpenHarmonyversion=3.0 <=3.0.7; version=3.1 <=3.1.5

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0OpenHarmonyCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CAPEC-153Input Data Manipulation

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