CVE-2023-39394Network attack vector

ARP-list modification via overprivileged wifienhance API

Published Aug 13, 2023 · Updated Oct 10, 2024

API privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI allows remote attackers to modify the device ARP list through wifienhance. Huawei identifies the wifienhance API privilege boundary but has not disclosed the affected API or the authorization operation it performs incorrectly. Network access without authentication reaches the integrity impact, while no confidentiality or availability consequence is reported.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

API privilege escalation in Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI allows remote attackers to modify the device ARP list through wifienhance. Huawei identifies the wifienhance API privilege boundary but has not disclosed the affected API or the authorization operation it performs incorrectly. Network access without authentication reaches the integrity impact, while no confidentiality or availability consequence is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-39394
Published
Aug 13, 2023
Updated
Oct 10, 2024
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-264
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0.1
  2. Affected versionversion=3.0.0
  3. Affected versionversion=3.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=2.0.1; version=3.0.0; version=3.1.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=12.0.1; version=13.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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