CVE-2023-52953

File read and modification via path traversal

Published Jan 8, 2025 · Updated Jan 8, 2025

Path traversal in the Huawei Medialibrary module allows attackers to read or modify files on affected HarmonyOS and EMUI devices. Huawei identifies the module and weakness but has not published the path-handling locus or operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Huawei's CVSS vector describes a local, unauthenticated availability impact, while its bulletin instead reports confidentiality and integrity impact.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in the Huawei Medialibrary module allows attackers to read or modify files on affected HarmonyOS and EMUI devices. Huawei identifies the module and weakness but has not published the path-handling locus or operation performed on attacker-controlled input. Huawei's CVSS vector describes a local, unauthenticated availability impact, while its bulletin instead reports confidentiality and integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-52953
Published
Jan 8, 2025
Updated
Jan 8, 2025
Vendor
MindSpore
Product
HarmonyOS
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 8, 2025Record 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

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
MindSpore · EMUIversion=12.0.0; version=13.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.2Huawei TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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