CVE-2023-52363Network attack vector

Unintended app process starts via Control Panel defect

Published Feb 18, 2024 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Control Panel design defect in affected Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI releases allows attackers to start unintended app processes. Huawei has not published the specific Control Panel locus, untrusted input, or erroneous operation that triggers process creation. Public CVSS assessments disagree on whether authentication is required, so exposure cannot be narrowed beyond a network-reachable path and unintended process execution.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Control Panel design defect in affected Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI releases allows attackers to start unintended app processes. Huawei has not published the specific Control Panel locus, untrusted input, or erroneous operation that triggers process creation. Public CVSS assessments disagree on whether authentication is required, so exposure cannot be narrowed beyond a network-reachable path and unintended process execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52363
Published
Feb 18, 2024
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=2.1.0
  3. Affected versionversion=3.0.0
  4. Affected versionversion=3.1.0
  5. Affected versionversion=4.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

MindSpore · HarmonyOSversion=2.0.0; version=2.1.0; version=3.0.0; version=3.1.0; version=4.0.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=12.0.0; version=13.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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Public exploit references

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Technologies

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