CVE-2023-52543

Local service interruption via undisclosed permission failure

Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Permission verification failure in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allows local users to interrupt availability on affected devices. Huawei identifies the locus only as the system module and has not published the permission check or operation that fails. Local access with no additional privileges or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is limited to availability.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permission verification failure in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allows local users to interrupt availability on affected devices. Huawei identifies the locus only as the system module and has not published the permission check or operation that fails. Local access with no additional privileges or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is limited to availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52543
Published
Apr 8, 2024
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-269
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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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 vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

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

6.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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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-269Improper Privilege Management

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