CVE-2023-52719

Privilege escalation via undisclosed PMS flaw

Published May 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Privilege escalation in the PMS module of affected Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI releases allows local users to expose confidential service data. Huawei has not published the vulnerable PMS operation or explained how it mishandles input, permissions, or configuration. The vendor assessment requires local access and user interaction and reports confidentiality and integrity effects without availability loss.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in the PMS module of affected Huawei HarmonyOS and EMUI releases allows local users to expose confidential service data. Huawei has not published the vulnerable PMS operation or explained how it mishandles input, permissions, or configuration. The vendor assessment requires local access and user interaction and reports confidentiality and integrity effects without availability loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52719
Published
May 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-16, T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record 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=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=4.0.0
MindSpore · EMUIversion=12.0.0; version=13.0.0; version=14.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.1Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-16Configuration
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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