CVE-2023-52106

Integrity loss and disruption via API permission bypass

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

Improper permission verification in Huawei HarmonyOS 3.1.0 and 4.0.0 and EMUI 13.0.0 allows local users to alter service state. DownloadProviderMain fails to verify permissions correctly when processing unspecified API calls; Huawei has not disclosed the affected API or failed check. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction and causes limited integrity changes and service interruption, with no confidentiality impact reported.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permission verification in Huawei HarmonyOS 3.1.0 and 4.0.0 and EMUI 13.0.0 allows local users to alter service state. DownloadProviderMain fails to verify permissions correctly when processing unspecified API calls; Huawei has not disclosed the affected API or failed check. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction and causes limited integrity changes and service interruption, with no confidentiality impact reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52106
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-264
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=3.1.0; version=4.0.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=13.0.0

Published CVSS scores

4.4HuaweiCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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